What color is #485E50?

#485E50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485E50?

The RGB value is 72, 94, 80: 72 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485E50?

The complementary color is #5E4856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485E50 color

#485E50 rgb(72, 94, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485E50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 36.9% green and 31.4% blue (72, 94, 80).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#485E50 color codes

HEX	`#485E50`
RGB	`rgb(72, 94, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 36.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, -11.55, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 12.72, 155.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.123, 9.962, 9.083)`
Decimal	`4742736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485E50, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #485E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #485E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485e50; }
.text { color: #485e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 94 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485e50, #485e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485E50?: #485E50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485E50?: The RGB value is 72, 94, 80: 72 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485E50?: The complementary color is #5E4856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.