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Colour

#488C4B

  • #488C4B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#488C4B is a green with RGB values 72, 140, 75 and HSL 123°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#488C4B#488C4B
HEX#488C4B
RGBrgb(72, 140, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.549, 0.2941
RGB percentages28.2%, 54.9%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(122.6, 32.1%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.6, 48.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK48.6%, 0%, 46.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,754,507
CSS custom property--colour: #488C4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B773B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#857B4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3E897Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 9.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20Forest green · ΔE 21.9Dark green · ΔE 22.6Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C4889
Analogous#678C48, #488C6D
Triadic#4B488C, #8C4B48
Split complementary#6D488C, #8C4867
Tetradic#48678C, #8C4889, #8C6D48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1DFC2
Lighter +30%#9FCEA1
Lighter +20%#7EBC80
Lighter +10%#5CAB5F
Darker −10%#376A39
Darker −20%#254927
Darker −30%#142715
Darker −40%#030503
More saturated +25%#2EA733
Less saturated −25%#637263

Channel breakdown

R72
G140
B75
Red72 (28.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue122.65°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8C · B 4B

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