What color is #486C69?

#486C69 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #486C69?

The RGB value is 72, 108, 105: 72 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #486C69?

The complementary color is #6C484B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #486C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#486C69 color

#486C69 rgb(72, 108, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #486C69 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 42.4% green and 41.2% blue (72, 108, 105).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#486C69 color codes

HEX	`#486C69`
RGB	`rgb(72, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, -13.53, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 13.75, 190.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.584, 13.122, 15.337)`
Decimal	`4746345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #486C69, 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 #486C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#486C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #486C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #486c69; }
.text { color: #486c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #486c69, #485d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #486C69?: #486C69 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #486C69?: The RGB value is 72, 108, 105: 72 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #486C69?: The complementary color is #6C484B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #486C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.