What color is #486A4F?

#486A4F 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 #486A4F?

The RGB value is 72, 106, 79: 72 red, 106 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #486A4F?

The complementary color is #6A4863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #486A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#486A4F color

#486A4F rgb(72, 106, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #486A4F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 41.6% green and 31% blue (72, 106, 79).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#486A4F color codes

HEX	`#486A4F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 106, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 41.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, -18.44, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 21.64, 148.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.237, 12.25, 9.273)`
Decimal	`4745807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #486A4F, 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 #486A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#486A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #486A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #486a4f; }
.text { color: #486a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 106 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #486a4f, #486a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #486A4F?: #486A4F 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 #486A4F?: The RGB value is 72, 106, 79: 72 red, 106 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #486A4F?: The complementary color is #6A4863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #486A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.