Information about #488F3D color

#488F3D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#488F3D falls into the Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 143, 61) — 28.2% red, 56.1% green, 23.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 28 / 0 / 32 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated leafy green, #488F3D carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to May Green (#4C9141). Slightly further away sit Cobalt Green (#3D9140) and Area (#3C8043).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 143, 61) — 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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #488F3D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#488F3D color variations

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

#488F3D 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 #488F3D

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

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Kermit color link
Kermit

#368136

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Douban Green color link
Douban Green

#2E963D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#488F3D
  • RGB72, 143, 61
  • CMYK28, 0, 32, 44
  • CSSrgb(72, 143, 61)
  • HSL112°, 40%, 40%
  • HSL Precise111.951°, 40.196%, 40%
  • HSV112°, 57%, 56%
  • HSB112°, 57%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.561, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.561, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.561, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID488F3D
  • DECIMAL ID4755261
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01