What color is #488340?

#488340 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488340?

The RGB value is 72, 131, 64: 72 red, 131 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488340?

The complementary color is #7B4083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488340?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488340 color

#488340 rgb(72, 131, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #488340 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 51.4% green and 25.1% blue (72, 131, 64).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 34% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#488340 color codes

HEX	`#488340`
RGB	`rgb(72, 131, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 51.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 34%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 51%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 51%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -33.38, 30.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 44.99, 137.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.714, 17.98, 7.703)`
Decimal	`4752192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488340, 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 #488340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#488340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #488340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488340; }
.text { color: #488340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 131 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488340, #408359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #488340?: #488340 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488340?: The RGB value is 72, 131, 64: 72 red, 131 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488340?: The complementary color is #7B4083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488340?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.