Recognised as Colour
#487F5D
- #487F5D
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#487F5D is a green with RGB values 72, 127, 93 and HSL 143°, 28%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#487F5D#487F5D
HEX#487F5D
RGBrgb(72, 127, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.498, 0.3647
RGB percentages28.2%, 49.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(142.9, 27.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.9, 43.3%, 49.8%)
CMYK43.3%, 0%, 26.8%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,751,197
CSS custom property--colour: #487F5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B780A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F486A
Analogous#4F7F48, #487F79
Triadic#5D487F, #7F5D48
Split complementary#78487F, #7F484F
Tetradic#484F7F, #7F486A, #7F7848
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G127
B93
Red72 (28.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue142.91°
Saturation (HSL)27.64%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 7F · B 5D
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page