What color is #48766D?

#48766D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48766D?

The RGB value is 72, 118, 109: 72 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48766D?

The complementary color is #764851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48766D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48766D color

#48766D rgb(72, 118, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48766D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 46.3% green and 42.7% blue (72, 118, 109).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#48766D color codes

HEX	`#48766D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 118, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 46.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, -18.02, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 18.02, 180.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.91, 15.438, 16.817)`
Decimal	`4748909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48766D, 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 #48766D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48766D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #48766D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48766d; }
.text { color: #48766d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48766d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 118 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48766d, #486876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #48766D?: #48766D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48766D?: The RGB value is 72, 118, 109: 72 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48766D?: The complementary color is #764851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48766D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.