What color is #488648?

#488648 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488648?

The RGB value is 72, 134, 72: 72 red, 134 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488648?

The complementary color is #864886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488648?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488648 color

#488648 rgb(72, 134, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #488648 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 52.5% green and 28.2% blue (72, 134, 72).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#488648 color codes

HEX	`#488648`
RGB	`rgb(72, 134, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 52.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -33.55, 27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 43.22, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.367, 18.895, 9.125)`
Decimal	`4752968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488648, 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 #488648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #488648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488648; }
.text { color: #488648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 134 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488648, #488667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #488648?: #488648 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488648?: The RGB value is 72, 134, 72: 72 red, 134 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488648?: The complementary color is #864886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488648?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.