Information about #486C3B color

#486C3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#486C3B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 108, 59) — 28.2% red, 42.4% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 19 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#486C3B is a softly balanced chartreuse that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Artichoke Green (#4B6F44). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wimbledon (#536D33) and Christmas Spirit (#4D6330).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 108, 59) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. No one has named #486C3B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#486C3B color variations

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

#486C3B 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 #486C3B

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

Wimbledon color link
Wimbledon

#536D33

Green House color link
Green House

#3E6334

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Green Leaf color link
Green Leaf

#526B2D

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Ozone color link
Ozone

#47634B

Gecko color link
Gecko

#45634B

Steven Green color link
Steven Green

#4A614A

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#486C3B
  • RGB72, 108, 59
  • CMYK14, 0, 19, 58
  • CSSrgb(72, 108, 59)
  • HSL104°, 29%, 33%
  • HSL Precise104.082°, 29.341%, 32.745%
  • HSV104°, 45%, 42%
  • HSB104°, 45%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.424, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.424, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.424, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID486C3B
  • DECIMAL ID4746299
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01