What color is #48854B?

#48854B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48854B?

The RGB value is 72, 133, 75: 72 red, 133 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48854B?

The complementary color is #854882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48854B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48854B color

#48854B rgb(72, 133, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #48854B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 52.2% green and 29.4% blue (72, 133, 75).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% 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 4.73:1).

#48854B color codes

HEX	`#48854B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 133, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 52.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 46%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, -32.61, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 41.24, 142.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.329, 18.66, 9.607)`
Decimal	`4752715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48854B, 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 #48854B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48854B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #48854B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48854b; }
.text { color: #48854b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48854b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 133 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48854b, #48856a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #48854B?: #48854B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48854B?: The RGB value is 72, 133, 75: 72 red, 133 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48854B?: The complementary color is #854882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48854B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.