What color is #489B5B?

#489B5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #489B5B?

The RGB value is 72, 155, 91: 72 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #489B5B?

The complementary color is #9B4888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #489B5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#489B5B color

#489B5B rgb(72, 155, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #489B5B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 60.8% green and 35.7% blue (72, 155, 91).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Militant Vegan (#229955), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#489B5B color codes

HEX	`#489B5B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 155, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 60.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 54%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 41%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -39.69, 26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 47.48, 146.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.281, 25.574, 13.974)`
Decimal	`4758363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #489B5B, 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 #489B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#489B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #489B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #489b5b; }
.text { color: #489b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #489b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 155 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #489b5b, #489b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #489B5B?: #489B5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #489B5B?: The RGB value is 72, 155, 91: 72 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #489B5B?: The complementary color is #9B4888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #489B5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.