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#486e36 color: Gully Green

#486e36 is rgb(72, 110, 54) in RGB and oklch(49.539% 0.09408 136.419) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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101°
100%

49.5%
0.094
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.56:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #486e36

#486e36 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast and black text 3.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gully Green (#4b6e3b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #486e36 mixed with white

  1. 486e36
  2. 597c49
  3. 6a8a5d
  4. 7c9870
  5. 8ea683
  6. a0b597
  7. b2c3ab
  8. c5d2c0
  9. d8e1d5
  10. ebf0ea

Darker: #486e36 mixed with black

  1. 486e36
  2. 3d5f2e
  3. 335025
  4. 29411e
  5. 1f3316
  6. 16260f
  7. 0d1908
  8. 060e03
  9. 020401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #486e36 with less saturation

  1. 486e36
  2. 4b6d3b
  3. 4e6c40
  4. 506b45
  5. 536a49
  6. 56684e
  7. 586752
  8. 5b6656
  9. 5d655a
  10. 5f635e

Questions about #486e36

What color is #486e36?

#486e36 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Gully Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 110, 54), in HSL hsl(100.71, 34.15%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.539% 0.09408 136.419).

What colors go well with #486e36?

The complementary color of #486e36 is #775086. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69651a and #187356. The triadic partners are #3d6397 and #904a4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #486e36?

White text reads better on #486e36: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and black gives 3.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #486e36 a warm or cool color?

#486e36 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.094.