#488C2A#488C2A
#488C2A is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.149 H 137.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 140, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(102, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(102, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 70%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.17, -39.80, 43.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.17, 59.21, 132.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.44% -0.11 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.44% 0.149 137.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4681, 20.3002, 5.4514) |
| Luminance | 0.2030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 3.71
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.06
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.72
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.78
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.88
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488C2A #6E2A8C
analogous
#798C2A #488C2A #2A8C3D
triadic
#488C2A #2A488C #8C2A48
tetradic
#488C2A #2A798C #6E2A8C #8C3D2A
square
#488C2A #2A798C #6E2A8C #8C3D2A
split-complementary
#488C2A #3D2A8C #8C2A79
monochromatic
#182E0E #305D1C #488C2A #60BB38 #83D061
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#488C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#488C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488C2A
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488C2A | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91801C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#448778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.149 137.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ae69',
500: '#488c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488c2a; $custom-light: #81ae69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 140,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.633,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5744,
"c": 0.14873,
"h": 137.7
},
"luminance": 0.20301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488C2A
secondary
#9A5CB5
accent
#4BDDB0
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A