What color is #488574?

#488574 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 #488574?

The RGB value is 72, 133, 116: 72 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488574?

The complementary color is #854859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488574 color

#488574 rgb(72, 133, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #488574 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 52.2% green and 45.5% blue (72, 133, 116).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#488574 color codes

HEX	`#488574`
RGB	`rgb(72, 133, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 52.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 46%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, -24.13, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 24.32, 172.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.211, 19.413, 19.518)`
Decimal	`4752756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488574, 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 #488574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #488574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488574; }
.text { color: #488574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 133 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488574, #487885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #488574?: #488574 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 #488574?: The RGB value is 72, 133, 116: 72 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488574?: The complementary color is #854859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.