What color is #48675B?

#48675B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48675B?

The RGB value is 72, 103, 91: 72 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48675B?

The complementary color is #674854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48675B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48675B color

#48675B rgb(72, 103, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #48675B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 40.4% green and 35.7% blue (72, 103, 91).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#48675B color codes

HEX	`#48675B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 103, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 40.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, -14.16, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 14.51, 167.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.41, 11.833, 11.684)`
Decimal	`4745051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48675B, 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 #48675B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48675B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #48675B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48675b; }
.text { color: #48675b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48675b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 103 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48675b, #486467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48675B?: #48675B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48675B?: The RGB value is 72, 103, 91: 72 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48675B?: The complementary color is #674854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48675B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.