Information about #488F38 color

#488F38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #488F38 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 143, 56) — 28.2% red, 56.1% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 0 / 34 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid green, #488F38 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of May Green (#4C9141). Slightly further away sit Cobalt Green (#3D9140) and La Palma (#428929).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 143, 56) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #488F38 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#488F38 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#488F38 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #488F38

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

Kermit color link
Kermit

#368136

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Douban Green color link
Douban Green

#2E963D

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#488F38
  • RGB72, 143, 56
  • CMYK28, 0, 34, 44
  • CSSrgb(72, 143, 56)
  • HSL109°, 44%, 39%
  • HSL Precise108.966°, 43.719%, 39.02%
  • HSV109°, 61%, 56%
  • HSB109°, 61%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.561, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.561, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.561, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID488F38
  • DECIMAL ID4755256
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01