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#486e31 color: Botanical

#486e31 is rgb(72, 110, 49) in RGB and oklch(49.461% 0.0994 135.012) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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97°
100%

49.5%
0.099
135°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #486e31

#486e31 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.92:1 contrast and black text 3.55:1, 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: #486e31 mixed with white

  1. 486e31
  2. 597c45
  3. 6a8a59
  4. 7c986d
  5. 8ea681
  6. a0b595
  7. b2c3aa
  8. c5d2bf
  9. d8e1d4
  10. ebf0e9

Darker: #486e31 mixed with black

  1. 486e31
  2. 3d5f29
  3. 335022
  4. 29411a
  5. 1f3313
  6. 16260c
  7. 0d1906
  8. 060e03
  9. 020401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #486e31 with less saturation

  1. 486e31
  2. 4b6d37
  3. 4e6c3d
  4. 506b42
  5. 536a47
  6. 56684c
  7. 586750
  8. 5b6655
  9. 5d6459
  10. 5f635d

Questions about #486e31

What color is #486e31?

#486e31 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Botanical. In RGB it is rgb(72, 110, 49), in HSL hsl(97.38, 38.36%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.461% 0.0994 135.012).

What colors go well with #486e31?

The complementary color of #486e31 is #774f88. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a640f and #107353. The triadic partners are #386399 and #91484f.

Is white or black text more readable on #486e31?

White text reads better on #486e31: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and black gives 3.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #486e31 a warm or cool color?

#486e31 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.099.