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#488e56 color: Middle Green

#488e56 is rgb(72, 142, 86) in RGB and oklch(58.606% 0.11086 148.6) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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132°
100%

58.6%
0.111
149°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.98:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #488e56

#488e56 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 149°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.98:1 contrast and black text 5.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Middle Green (#4d8c57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #488e56 mixed with white

  1. 488e56
  2. 5b9966
  3. 6ea476
  4. 80af87
  5. 92bb97
  6. a4c6a8
  7. b6d1b9
  8. c8ddca
  9. dae8dc
  10. edf3ed

Darker: #488e56 mixed with black

  1. 488e56
  2. 3d7b4a
  3. 33683e
  4. 295632
  5. 1f4427
  6. 16341c
  7. 0d2412
  8. 061508
  9. 020702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #488e56 with less saturation

  1. 488e56
  2. 4f8c5a
  3. 558b5e
  4. 5b8962
  5. 608766
  6. 66866a
  7. 6a846e
  8. 6f8271
  9. 748075
  10. 787e78

Questions about #488e56

What color is #488e56?

#488e56 is soft green. The closest named color is Middle Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 142, 86), in HSL hsl(132, 32.71%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.606% 0.11086 148.6).

What colors go well with #488e56?

The complementary color of #488e56 is #a0639d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #768530 and #00917d. The triadic partners are #6178be and #b56055.

Is white or black text more readable on #488e56?

White text reads better on #488e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and black gives 5.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488e56 a warm or cool color?

#488e56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 149 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.111.