What color is #488569?

#488569 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488569?

The RGB value is 72, 133, 105: 72 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488569?

The complementary color is #854864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488569?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488569 color

#488569 rgb(72, 133, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #488569 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 52.2% green and 41.2% blue (72, 133, 105).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#488569 color codes

HEX	`#488569`
RGB	`rgb(72, 133, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 52.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 46%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, -26.73, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 28.22, 161.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.609, 19.172, 16.345)`
Decimal	`4752745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488569, 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 #488569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #488569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488569; }
.text { color: #488569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 133 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488569, #488385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #488569?: #488569 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488569?: The RGB value is 72, 133, 105: 72 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488569?: The complementary color is #854864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488569?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.