What color is #486A64?

#486A64 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #486A64?

The RGB value is 72, 106, 100: 72 red, 106 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #486A64?

The complementary color is #6A484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #486A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#486A64 color

#486A64 rgb(72, 106, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #486A64 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 41.6% green and 39.2% blue (72, 106, 100).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#486A64 color codes

HEX	`#486A64`
RGB	`rgb(72, 106, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 41.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, -13.67, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 13.68, 182.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.126, 12.605, 13.954)`
Decimal	`4745828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #486A64, 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 #486A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#486A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #486A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #486a64; }
.text { color: #486a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 106 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #486a64, #485f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #486A64?: #486A64 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #486A64?: The RGB value is 72, 106, 100: 72 red, 106 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #486A64?: The complementary color is #6A484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #486A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.