What color is #48664B?

#48664B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48664B?

The RGB value is 72, 102, 75: 72 red, 102 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48664B?

The complementary color is #664863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48664B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48664B color

#48664B rgb(72, 102, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #48664B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 40% green and 29.4% blue (72, 102, 75).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#48664B color codes

HEX	`#48664B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 102, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 40%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, -17.08, 11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 20.77, 145.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.693, 11.388, 8.395)`
Decimal	`4744779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48664B, 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 #48664B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48664B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #48664B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48664b; }
.text { color: #48664b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48664b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 102 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48664b, #48665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #48664B?: #48664B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48664B?: The RGB value is 72, 102, 75: 72 red, 102 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48664B?: The complementary color is #664863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48664B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.