What color is #48764E?

#48764E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48764E?

The RGB value is 72, 118, 78: 72 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48764E?

The complementary color is #764870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48764E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48764E color

#48764E rgb(72, 118, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #48764E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 46.3% green and 30.6% blue (72, 118, 78).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#48764E color codes

HEX	`#48764E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 118, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 46.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, -24.87, 17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 30.24, 145.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.526, 14.884, 9.525)`
Decimal	`4748878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48764E, 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 #48764E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48764E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #48764E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48764e; }
.text { color: #48764e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48764e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 118 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48764e, #487665); }

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Questions

What color is #48764E?: #48764E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48764E?: The RGB value is 72, 118, 78: 72 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48764E?: The complementary color is #764870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48764E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.