What color is #48694F?

#48694F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48694F?

The RGB value is 72, 105, 79: 72 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48694F?

The complementary color is #694862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48694F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48694F color

#48694F rgb(72, 105, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #48694F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 41.2% green and 31% blue (72, 105, 79).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#48694F color codes

HEX	`#48694F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 105, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 41.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 31%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.29, -17.9, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.29, 20.95, 148.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.135, 12.045, 9.239)`
Decimal	`4745551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48694F, 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 #48694F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48694F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #48694F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48694f; }
.text { color: #48694f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48694f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 105 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48694f, #486960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #48694F?: #48694F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48694F?: The RGB value is 72, 105, 79: 72 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48694F?: The complementary color is #694862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48694F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.