What color is #487463?

#487463 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487463?

The RGB value is 72, 116, 99: 72 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487463?

The complementary color is #744859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487463 color

#487463 rgb(72, 116, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #487463 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 45.5% green and 38.8% blue (72, 116, 99).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#487463 color codes

HEX	`#487463`
RGB	`rgb(72, 116, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 45.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, -19.39, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 19.93, 166.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.169, 14.769, 14.064)`
Decimal	`4748387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487463, 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 #487463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #487463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487463; }
.text { color: #487463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 116 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487463, #486f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #487463?: #487463 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487463?: The RGB value is 72, 116, 99: 72 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487463?: The complementary color is #744859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.