#488C62#488C62
#488C62 is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.095 H 154.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488C62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 140, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 32%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 49%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 30%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.97, -31.62, 15.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.97, 35.41, 153.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.34% -0.0864 0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.34% 0.095 154.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2542, 21.0146, 14.8580) |
| Luminance | 0.2102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 3.55
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.17
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.20
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488C62 #8C4872
analogous
#508C48 #488C62 #488C84
triadic
#488C62 #62488C #8C6248
tetradic
#488C62 #48508C #8C4872 #8C8448
square
#488C62 #48508C #8C4872 #8C8448
split-complementary
#488C62 #84488C #8C4850
monochromatic
#1E3B29 #336446 #488C62 #63AF80 #8BC3A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#488C62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#488C62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488C62
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488C62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488C62 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C835F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827C65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#388B81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488c62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 140, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.095 154.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fae8f',
500: '#488c62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488c62; $custom-light: #7fae8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488c62",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 140,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.941,
"s": 32.075,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58344,
"c": 0.09544,
"h": 154.9
},
"luminance": 0.21016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488C62
secondary
#AF819D
accent
#60A0C8
background
#F8FAF8
surface
#EFF4F0
border
#CACECB
text
#0A100C
muted
#7C7F7D