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#488656

#488656 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#488656 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 52.55% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.82% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 133.55°, with 30.1% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.191

Complementary

  1. #488656
  2. #864878

Split complementary

  1. #488656
  2. #754886
  3. #864859

Analogous

  1. #598648
  2. #488656
  3. #488675

Triadic

  1. #488656
  2. #564886
  3. #865648

Tetradic

  1. #488656
  2. #487886
  3. #864878
  4. #865648

Square

  1. #488656
  2. #485986
  3. #864878
  4. #867548

Monochromatic

  1. #132216
  2. #2d5436
  3. #488656
  4. #6baf7a
  5. #9dcaa7

Shades

#488656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488656
  2. #41794d
  3. #3a6b45
  4. #325e3c
  5. #2b5034
  6. #24432b
  7. #1d3622
  8. #16281a
  9. #0e1b11
  10. #070d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#488656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488656
  2. #5a9267
  3. #6d9e78
  4. #7faa89
  5. #91b69a
  6. #a4c3ab
  7. #b6cfbb
  8. #c8dbcc
  9. #dae7dd
  10. #edf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488656
  2. #4e855a
  3. #53855e
  4. #598463
  5. #5e8467
  6. #64836b
  7. #6a826f
  8. #6f8273
  9. #758178
  10. #7a817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697e6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877d53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738154 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c7d58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42856d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488656 {
  color: #488656;
}
Background
.bg-488656 {
  background-color: #488656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488656 {
  border: 2px solid #488656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 134 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 30% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488656, #488675);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 134 86 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 3.54 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.08 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.47 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.22 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.42 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.89 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 11.35 #b779a9 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#488656  rgb(72, 134, 86)  hsl(134, 30%, 40%)  Sea Green
#864878  rgb(134, 72, 120)  hsl(314, 30%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#564886  rgb(86, 72, 134)  hsl(254, 30%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#865648  rgb(134, 86, 72)  hsl(14, 30%, 40%)  Chestnut