#487a56

Color #487a56

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 16.09 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-700 #007a55 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#487a56

RGB

rgb(72, 122, 86)

HSL

hsl(136.8, 25.8%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(136.8, 41%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 0%, 29.5%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(46.93, -25.32, 14.55)

LCH

lch(46.93, 29.2, 150.12)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0785, 151.97)

HWB

hwb(136.8, 28.2%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a486c

Analogous

#537a48

#487a56

#487a6f

Triadic

#487a56

#56487a

#7a5648

Split-complementary

#487a56

#6f487a

#7a4853

Tetradic

#487a56

#486c7a

#7a486c

#7a5648

Square

#487a56

#48537a

#7a486c

#7a6f48

Shades

Color #487a56 mixed toward black.

#3c6648

#305139

#243d2b

#18291d

#0c140e

Tints

Color #487a56 mixed toward white.

#5b9b6d

#7ab18a

#9cc4a7

#bdd8c4

#deebe2

Tones

Color #487a56 mixed toward gray.

#4c7658

#50725a

#546d5b

#59695d

#5d655f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626260 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#5f5b63 · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#4b6869 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 20.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #487a56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#487a56]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#487a56 (#487a56) is rgb(72, 122, 86) in RGB.

No, #487a56 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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