#488B2B#488B2B
#488B2B is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.147 H 137.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 139, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(102, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(102, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.86, -39.30, 43.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.86, 58.30, 132.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% -0.1086 0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.147 137.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3407, 20.0166, 5.4983) |
| Luminance | 0.2002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 3.68
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 3.92
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.81
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.85
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.92
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488B2B #6E2B8B
analogous
#788B2B #488B2B #2B8B3E
triadic
#488B2B #2B488B #8B2B48
tetradic
#488B2B #2B788B #6E2B8B #8B3E2B
square
#488B2B #2B788B #6E2B8B #8B3E2B
split-complementary
#488B2B #3E2B8B #8B2B78
monochromatic
#182E0E #305C1D #488B2B #60BA39 #83CE62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#488B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#488B2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488B2B
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488B2B | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#448678
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 139, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.147 137.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ad6a',
500: '#488b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488b2b; $custom-light: #81ad6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 139,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.875,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57181,
"c": 0.14667,
"h": 137.7
},
"luminance": 0.20017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488B2B
secondary
#9A5DB5
accent
#4CDCB1
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A