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#488223 color: Emerald Clear Green

#488223 is rgb(72, 130, 35) in RGB and oklch(54.686% 0.14034 135.774) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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97°
100%

54.7%
0.140
136°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #488223

#488223 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.67:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Clear Green (#4f8129). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #488223 mixed with white

  1. 488223
  2. 5a8e3d
  3. 6c9b54
  4. 7ea769
  5. 90b47e
  6. a2c093
  7. b4cda9
  8. c6d9be
  9. d9e6d3
  10. ecf2e9

Darker: #488223 mixed with black

  1. 488223
  2. 3d701d
  3. 335f17
  4. 294e11
  5. 1f3e0c
  6. 162f07
  7. 0d2004
  8. 061201
  9. 020600
  10. 000100

Calmer: #488223 with less saturation

  1. 488223
  2. 4d812f
  3. 527f39
  4. 567e42
  5. 5a7c49
  6. 5e7a51
  7. 627858
  8. 66775e
  9. 697564
  10. 6d736b

Questions about #488223

What color is #488223?

#488223 is bright lime. The closest named color is Emerald Clear Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 130, 35), in HSL hsl(96.63, 57.58%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.686% 0.14034 135.774).

What colors go well with #488223?

The complementary color of #488223 is #9053a7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c7400 and #00895d. The triadic partners are #3171c0 and #b34754.

Is white or black text more readable on #488223?

White text reads better on #488223: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488223 a warm or cool color?

#488223 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.14.