What color is #486D40?

#486D40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #486D40?

The RGB value is 72, 109, 64: 72 red, 109 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #486D40?

The complementary color is #65406D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #486D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#486D40 color

#486D40 rgb(72, 109, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #486D40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 42.7% green and 25.1% blue (72, 109, 64).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 26% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#486D40 color codes

HEX	`#486D40`
RGB	`rgb(72, 109, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 42.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 26%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 41%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, -22.77, 21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 31.02, 137.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.066, 12.685, 6.82)`
Decimal	`4746560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #486D40, 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 #486D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#486D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #486D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #486d40; }
.text { color: #486d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 109 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #486d40, #406d4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #486D40?: #486D40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #486D40?: The RGB value is 72, 109, 64: 72 red, 109 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #486D40?: The complementary color is #65406D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #486D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.