What color is #48876B?

#48876B 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 #48876B?

The RGB value is 72, 135, 107: 72 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48876B?

The complementary color is #874864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48876B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48876B color

#48876B rgb(72, 135, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #48876B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 52.9% green and 42% blue (72, 135, 107).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#48876B color codes

HEX	`#48876B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 135, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 52.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, -27.27, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 28.66, 162.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.989, 19.766, 16.985)`
Decimal	`4753259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48876B, 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 #48876B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48876B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #48876B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48876b; }
.text { color: #48876b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48876b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 135 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48876b, #488487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #48876B?: #48876B 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 #48876B?: The RGB value is 72, 135, 107: 72 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48876B?: The complementary color is #874864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48876B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.