What color is #48934B?

#48934B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48934B?

The RGB value is 72, 147, 75: 72 red, 147 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48934B?

The complementary color is #934890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48934B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48934B color

#48934B rgb(72, 147, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #48934B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 57.6% green and 29.4% blue (72, 147, 75).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#48934B color codes

HEX	`#48934B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 147, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 57.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 49%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, -38.84, 31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 49.7, 141.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.375, 22.752, 10.289)`
Decimal	`4756299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48934B, 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 #48934B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48934B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #48934B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48934b; }
.text { color: #48934b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48934b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 147 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48934b, #489370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #48934B?: #48934B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48934B?: The RGB value is 72, 147, 75: 72 red, 147 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48934B?: The complementary color is #934890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48934B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.