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#486f56 color: Fairway

#486f56 is rgb(72, 111, 86) in RGB and oklch(50.493% 0.05961 155.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

50.5%
0.060
156°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #486f56

#486f56 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast and black text 3.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairway (#477050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #486f56 mixed with white

  1. 486f56
  2. 597d65
  3. 6b8a75
  4. 7c9885
  5. 8ea696
  6. a0b5a7
  7. b3c3b8
  8. c6d2c9
  9. d8e1db
  10. ecf0ed

Darker: #486f56 mixed with black

  1. 486f56
  2. 3d604a
  3. 33513e
  4. 294232
  5. 1f3427
  6. 16271c
  7. 0d1a12
  8. 060e08
  9. 020402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #486f56 with less saturation

  1. 486f56
  2. 4b6e58
  3. 4f6d59
  4. 526c5a
  5. 556b5c
  6. 576a5d
  7. 5a695f
  8. 5d6860
  9. 5f6762
  10. 626663

Questions about #486f56

What color is #486f56?

#486f56 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Fairway. In RGB it is rgb(72, 111, 86), in HSL hsl(141.54, 21.31%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.493% 0.05961 155.515).

What colors go well with #486f56?

The complementary color of #486f56 is #7a5872. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c6b45 and #397069. The triadic partners are #5b6287 and #83584d.

Is white or black text more readable on #486f56?

White text reads better on #486f56: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and black gives 3.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #486f56 a warm or cool color?

#486f56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.06.