What color is #48836E?

#48836E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48836E?

The RGB value is 72, 131, 110: 72 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48836E?

The complementary color is #83485D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48836E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48836E color

#48836E rgb(72, 131, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #48836E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (72, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#48836E color codes

HEX	`#48836E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, -24.57, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 25.16, 167.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.602, 18.735, 17.648)`
Decimal	`4752238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48836E, 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 #48836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48836E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #48836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48836e; }
.text { color: #48836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48836e, #487a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #48836E?: #48836E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48836E?: The RGB value is 72, 131, 110: 72 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48836E?: The complementary color is #83485D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48836E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.