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#486d31 color: Botanical

#486d31 is rgb(72, 109, 49) in RGB and oklch(49.194% 0.09782 134.804) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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97°
100%

49.2%
0.098
135°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #486d31

#486d31 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.99:1 contrast and black text 3.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4d6e2f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #486d31 mixed with white

  1. 486d31
  2. 597b45
  3. 6a8959
  4. 7c976d
  5. 8ea681
  6. a0b495
  7. b2c3aa
  8. c5d2bf
  9. d8e1d4
  10. ebf0e9

Darker: #486d31 mixed with black

  1. 486d31
  2. 3d5e29
  3. 334f22
  4. 29411a
  5. 1f3313
  6. 16260c
  7. 0d1906
  8. 060d03
  9. 020401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #486d31 with less saturation

  1. 486d31
  2. 4b6c37
  3. 4d6b3c
  4. 506a42
  5. 536947
  6. 55674b
  7. 586650
  8. 5a6554
  9. 5c6459
  10. 5f625d

Questions about #486d31

What color is #486d31?

#486d31 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Botanical. In RGB it is rgb(72, 109, 49), in HSL hsl(97, 37.97%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.194% 0.09782 134.804).

What colors go well with #486d31?

The complementary color of #486d31 is #764f87. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a6310 and #137253. The triadic partners are #386297 and #90474f.

Is white or black text more readable on #486d31?

White text reads better on #486d31: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and black gives 3.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #486d31 a warm or cool color?

#486d31 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.098.