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#484E12 Color

#484E12 is rgb(72, 78, 18) in RGB, hsl(66, 63%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 77%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#484E12
HEX#484E12
RGBrgb(72, 78, 18)
HSLhsl(66, 63%, 19%)
HSVhsv(66, 77%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 77%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(40.6% 0.081 115)
LABlab(31.67% -9.05 32.55)
LCHlch(31.67% 33.78 105.53)

What #484E12 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #484E12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#484E12 Channel Values

How #484E12 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 78 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 63% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 77% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.85:1 vs white · 2.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #484E12 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #484E12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #484E12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #484E12

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #484E12.

How #484E12 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#484E12
Protanopia#4D4D12
Protanomaly#4B4D12
Deuteranopia#4C4C13
Deuteranomaly#4A4D12
Tritanopia#4D4949
Tritanomaly#4B4B3A
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #484E12 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-484e12: #484E12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #484E12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-484e12': '#484E12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.306, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_484e12">#484E12</color>
SVG fillfill="#484E12"

More Green Colors

#484E12 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#484E12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #484E12?

#484E12 is a darkest green — rgb(72, 78, 18) in RGB and hsl(66, 63%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.03.

What is the RGB value of #484E12?

#484E12 is rgb(72, 78, 18) — red 72, green 78, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #484E12?

#484E12 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 77%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #484E12 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #484E12 scores 8.85:1 against white and 2.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #484E12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #484E12 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.16, which is visibly different.

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