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#48846D Color

#48846D is rgb(72, 132, 109) in RGB, hsl(157, 29%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48846D
HEX#48846D
RGBrgb(72, 132, 109)
HSLhsl(157, 29%, 40%)
HSVhsv(157, 45%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.073 167)
LABlab(50.58% -24.82 6.09)
LCHlch(50.58% 25.56 166.22)

What #48846D 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 #48846D, 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.

#48846D Channel Values

How #48846D 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 132 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 29% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 45% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48846D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #48846D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48846D; 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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Tints & Shades of #48846D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48846D.

How #48846D 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#48846D
Protanopia#7C7C6D
Protanomaly#6B7F6D
Deuteranopia#74746F
Deuteranomaly#657B6E
Tritanopia#4D8181
Tritanomaly#4B827A
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #48846D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48846d: #48846D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48846D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48846d': '#48846D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.518, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_48846d">#48846D</color>
SVG fillfill="#48846D"

More Green Colors

#48846D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#48846D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48846D?

#48846D is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 132, 109) in RGB and hsl(157, 29%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #48846D?

#48846D is rgb(72, 132, 109) — red 72, green 132, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48846D?

#48846D converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48846D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48846D scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48846D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48846D 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 16.26, which is visibly different.

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