What color is #48715B?

#48715B 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 #48715B?

The RGB value is 72, 113, 91: 72 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48715B?

The complementary color is #71485E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48715B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48715B color

#48715B rgb(72, 113, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #48715B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (72, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#48715B color codes

HEX	`#48715B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.15, -19.62, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.15, 21.09, 158.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.465, 13.943, 12.035)`
Decimal	`4747611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48715B, 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 #48715B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48715B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #48715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48715b; }
.text { color: #48715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48715b, #48716f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #48715B?: #48715B 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 #48715B?: The RGB value is 72, 113, 91: 72 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48715B?: The complementary color is #71485E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48715B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.