What color is #48635A?

#48635A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48635A?

The RGB value is 72, 99, 90: 72 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48635A?

The complementary color is #634851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48635A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48635A color

#48635A rgb(72, 99, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48635A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 38.8% green and 35.3% blue (72, 99, 90).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#48635A color codes

HEX	`#48635A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 99, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 38.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, -12.13, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 12.28, 171.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.979, 11.039, 11.329)`
Decimal	`4744026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48635A, 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 #48635A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48635A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #48635A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48635a; }
.text { color: #48635a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48635a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 99 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48635a, #485f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48635A?: #48635A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48635A?: The RGB value is 72, 99, 90: 72 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48635A?: The complementary color is #634851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48635A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.