#488D2A#488D2A
#488D2A is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.150 H 137.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 141, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(102, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(102, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 0%, 70.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.50, -40.22, 44.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.50, 59.74, 132.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.71% -0.1111 0.1008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.71% 0.15 137.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6149, 20.5938, 5.5003) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 3.76
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.10
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.65
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.78
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.93
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488D2A #6F2A8D
analogous
#798D2A #488D2A #2A8D3D
triadic
#488D2A #2A488D #8D2A48
tetradic
#488D2A #2A798D #6F2A8D #8D3D2A
square
#488D2A #2A798D #6F2A8D #8D3D2A
split-complementary
#488D2A #3D2A8D #8D2A79
monochromatic
#182F0E #305E1C #488D2A #60BC38 #83D061
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#488D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#488D2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488D2A
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488D2A | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92811C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#438879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.150 137.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81af69',
500: '#488d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488d2a; $custom-light: #81af69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 141,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.818,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57709,
"c": 0.15006,
"h": 137.8
},
"luminance": 0.20595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488D2A
secondary
#9B5DB6
accent
#4ADDB1
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A