What color is #48906C?

#48906C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48906C?

The RGB value is 72, 144, 108: 72 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48906C?

The complementary color is #90486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48906C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48906C color

#48906C rgb(72, 144, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #48906C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 56.5% green and 42.4% blue (72, 144, 108).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#48906C color codes

HEX	`#48906C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 144, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 56.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, -31.39, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 33.72, 158.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.351, 22.406, 17.7)`
Decimal	`4755564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48906C, 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 #48906C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48906C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #48906C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48906c; }
.text { color: #48906c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48906c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 144 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48906c, #489090); }

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Questions

What color is #48906C?: #48906C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48906C?: The RGB value is 72, 144, 108: 72 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48906C?: The complementary color is #90486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48906C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.