What color is #487E4F?

#487E4F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487E4F?

The RGB value is 72, 126, 79: 72 red, 126 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487E4F?

The complementary color is #7E4877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487E4F color

#487E4F rgb(72, 126, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #487E4F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 49.4% green and 31% blue (72, 126, 79).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#487E4F color codes

HEX	`#487E4F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 126, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 49.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 43%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, -28.62, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 34.99, 144.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.544, 16.863, 10.042)`
Decimal	`4750927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487E4F, 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 #487E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #487E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487e4f; }
.text { color: #487e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 126 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487e4f, #487e6a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #487E4F?: #487E4F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487E4F?: The RGB value is 72, 126, 79: 72 red, 126 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487E4F?: The complementary color is #7E4877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.