What color is #485F4E?

#485F4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485F4E?

The RGB value is 72, 95, 78: 72 red, 95 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485F4E?

The complementary color is #5F4859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485F4E color

#485F4E rgb(72, 95, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #485F4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 37.3% green and 30.6% blue (72, 95, 78).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#485F4E color codes

HEX	`#485F4E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 95, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 37.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.04, -12.55, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.04, 14.34, 151.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.139, 10.112, 8.729)`
Decimal	`4742990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485F4E, 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 #485F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#485F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #485F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485f4e; }
.text { color: #485f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 95 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485f4e, #485f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485F4E?: #485F4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485F4E?: The RGB value is 72, 95, 78: 72 red, 95 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485F4E?: The complementary color is #5F4859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.