Information about #487C31 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated yellow-green, #487C31 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sap Green (#507D2A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lucky Break (#3E762D) and Bilbao (#3E8027).
The recipe behind #487C31 is rgb(72, 124, 49), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #487C31 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. No one has named #487C31 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#487C31 color variations
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#487C31 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#487C31 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#487C31 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#487C31 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#487C31 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #487C31 color
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Nearest named colors to #487C31
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#507D2A
#3E762D
#3E8027
#428929
#4F7942
#536D33
#367C2B
#368136
#526B2D
#427120
#556B2F
#3C8043
#487C31 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#487C31
- RGB72, 124, 49
- CMYK20, 0, 29, 51
- CSSrgb(72, 124, 49)
- HSL102°, 43%, 34%
- HSL Precise101.6°, 43.353%, 33.922%
- HSV102°, 60%, 49%
- HSB102°, 60%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.486, 0.192)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.486, 0.192, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.486, 0.192)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID487C31
- DECIMAL ID4750385
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
