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#488b68 color: Mallard Green

#488b68 is rgb(72, 139, 104) in RGB and oklch(58.232% 0.08807 159.158) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

58.2%
0.088
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.06:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #488b68

#488b68 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.06:1 contrast and black text 5.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #488b68 mixed with white

  1. 488b68
  2. 5b9676
  3. 6ea284
  4. 80ad93
  5. 92b8a2
  6. a4c4b1
  7. b6d0c0
  8. c8dbd0
  9. dae7df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #488b68 mixed with black

  1. 488b68
  2. 3d7859
  3. 33664b
  4. 29543e
  5. 1f4330
  6. 163224
  7. 0d2318
  8. 06140c
  9. 020704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #488b68 with less saturation

  1. 488b68
  2. 4f8a6a
  3. 55886c
  4. 5b876e
  5. 608570
  6. 658372
  7. 6a8274
  8. 6e8075
  9. 737e77
  10. 777d79

Questions about #488b68

What color is #488b68?

#488b68 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 139, 104), in HSL hsl(148.66, 31.75%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.232% 0.08807 159.158).

What colors go well with #488b68?

The complementary color of #488b68 is #9e668c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a854c and #2b8c86. The triadic partners are #7075af and #a86853.

Is white or black text more readable on #488b68?

White text reads better on #488b68: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and black gives 5.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488b68 a warm or cool color?

#488b68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.088.