Information about #486A0B color

#486A0B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#486A0B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 106, 11) — 28.2% red, 41.6% green, 4.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 37 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#486A0B presents itself as a strongly colored zesty chartreuse — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Cola (#4C721D). Slightly further away sit Terre Verte (#385E0F) and Saratoga (#555B10).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 106, 11) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #486A0B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#486A0B color variations

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

#486A0B 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 #486A0B

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

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Topspin color link
Topspin

#427120

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#486A0B
  • RGB72, 106, 11
  • CMYK13, 0, 37, 58
  • CSSrgb(72, 106, 11)
  • HSL81°, 81%, 23%
  • HSL Precise81.474°, 81.197%, 22.941%
  • HSV81°, 90%, 42%
  • HSB81°, 90%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.416, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.416, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.416, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID486A0B
  • DECIMAL ID4745739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01