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#487219 color: Forest Empress

#487219 is rgb(72, 114, 25) in RGB and oklch(50.281% 0.12535 131.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

50.3%
0.125
132°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.70:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #487219

#487219 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 contrast and black text 3.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3d7016). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #487219 mixed with white

  1. 487219
  2. 598035
  3. 6a8d4c
  4. 7c9b62
  5. 8ea978
  6. a0b78e
  7. b2c5a4
  8. c5d4ba
  9. d8e2d1
  10. ebf0e8

Darker: #487219 mixed with black

  1. 487219
  2. 3d6214
  3. 335310
  4. 29440b
  5. 1f3607
  6. 162804
  7. 0d1b02
  8. 060e01
  9. 020400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #487219 with less saturation

  1. 487219
  2. 4b7125
  3. 4e702f
  4. 516e38
  5. 546d3f
  6. 576c46
  7. 596a4c
  8. 5c6953
  9. 5f6759
  10. 61665e

Questions about #487219

What color is #487219?

#487219 is bright lime. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(72, 114, 25), in HSL hsl(88.31, 64.03%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.281% 0.12535 131.923).

What colors go well with #487219?

The complementary color of #487219 is #7c4c97. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #736500 and #00794d. The triadic partners are #2366a9 and #9e4051.

Is white or black text more readable on #487219?

White text reads better on #487219: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #487219 a warm or cool color?

#487219 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.125.