What color is #486356?

#486356 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #486356?

The RGB value is 72, 99, 86: 72 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #486356?

The complementary color is #634855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #486356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#486356 color

#486356 rgb(72, 99, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #486356 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 38.8% green and 33.7% blue (72, 99, 86).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#486356 color codes

HEX	`#486356`
RGB	`rgb(72, 99, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 38.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 13%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.53, -13.06, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.53, 13.71, 162.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.814, 10.973, 10.456)`
Decimal	`4744022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #486356, 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 #486356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#486356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #486356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #486356; }
.text { color: #486356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 99 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #486356, #486363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #486356?: #486356 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #486356?: The RGB value is 72, 99, 86: 72 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #486356?: The complementary color is #634855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #486356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.