Information about #486517 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#486517 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 101, 23) — 28.2% red, 39.6% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 31 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #486517 reads as a vivid, lively chartreuse and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23). Slightly further away sit Green Cola (#4C721D) and Topspin (#427120).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(72, 101, 23)), which gives #486517 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #486517: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #486517 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#486517 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#486517 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #486517

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#486517
  • RGB72, 101, 23
  • CMYK11, 0, 31, 60
  • CSSrgb(72, 101, 23)
  • HSL82°, 63%, 24%
  • HSL Precise82.308°, 62.903%, 24.314%
  • HSV82°, 77%, 40%
  • HSB82°, 77%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.396, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.396, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.396, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID486517
  • DECIMAL ID4744471
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01