What color is #487657?

#487657 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 #487657?

The RGB value is 72, 118, 87: 72 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487657?

The complementary color is #764867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487657?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487657 color

#487657 rgb(72, 118, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #487657 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 46.3% green and 34.1% blue (72, 118, 87).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#487657 color codes

HEX	`#487657`
RGB	`rgb(72, 118, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 46.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, -23.09, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 26.12, 152.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.871, 15.022, 11.342)`
Decimal	`4748887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487657, 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 #487657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #487657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487657; }
.text { color: #487657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 118 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487657, #48766e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #487657?: #487657 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 #487657?: The RGB value is 72, 118, 87: 72 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487657?: The complementary color is #764867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487657?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.