What color is #488A61?

#488A61 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488A61?

The RGB value is 72, 138, 97: 72 red, 138 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488A61?

The complementary color is #8A4871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488A61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488A61 color

#488A61 rgb(72, 138, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #488A61 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 54.1% green and 38% blue (72, 138, 97).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#488A61 color codes

HEX	`#488A61`
RGB	`rgb(72, 138, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 54.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 48%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 30%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, -30.88, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 34.6, 153.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.918, 20.417, 14.514)`
Decimal	`4754017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488A61, 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 #488A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #488A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488a61; }
.text { color: #488a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 138 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488a61, #488a82); }

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Questions

What color is #488A61?: #488A61 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488A61?: The RGB value is 72, 138, 97: 72 red, 138 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488A61?: The complementary color is #8A4871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488A61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.