What color is #487A5A?

#487A5A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487A5A?

The RGB value is 72, 122, 90: 72 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487A5A?

The complementary color is #7A4868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487A5A color

#487A5A rgb(72, 122, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #487A5A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 47.8% green and 35.3% blue (72, 122, 90).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#487A5A color codes

HEX	`#487A5A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 122, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 47.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, -24.5, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 27.43, 153.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.477, 16.034, 12.161)`
Decimal	`4749914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487A5A, 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 #487A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #487A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487a5a; }
.text { color: #487a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 122 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487a5a, #487a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #487A5A?: #487A5A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487A5A?: The RGB value is 72, 122, 90: 72 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487A5A?: The complementary color is #7A4868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.