#488D49#488D49
#488D49 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.123 H 144.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #488D49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 141, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(121, 32%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(121, 49%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 0%, 48.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, -36.53, 29.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 47.01, 140.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.1% -0.0994 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.1% 0.123 144.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3993, 20.9075, 9.6315) |
| Luminance | 0.2091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 2.12
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 2.39
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 5.43
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 5.50
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#488D49 #8D488C
analogous
#6A8D48 #488D49 #488D6C
triadic
#488D49 #49488D #8D4948
tetradic
#488D49 #486A8D #8D488C #8D6C48
square
#488D49 #486A8D #8D488C #8D6C48
split-complementary
#488D49 #6C488D #8D486A
monochromatic
#1F3C1F #336434 #488D49 #63AF64 #8BC48C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#488D49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#488D49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #488D49
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##488D49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##488D49 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8244
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867C4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F8A7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #488d49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 141, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.123 144.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80af7d',
500: '#488d49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #488d49; $custom-light: #80af7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#488d49",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 141,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120.87,
"s": 32.394,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58104,
"c": 0.1227,
"h": 144.1
},
"luminance": 0.20909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#488D49
secondary
#B081AF
accent
#5FC7C9
background
#F8FAF7
surface
#EFF4EE
border
#CACEC9
text
#0B100A
muted
#7C7F7C