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#486227 Color

#486227 is rgb(72, 98, 39) in RGB, hsl(86, 43%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 60%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#486227
HEX#486227
RGBrgb(72, 98, 39)
HSLhsl(86, 43%, 27%)
HSVhsv(86, 60%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 60%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.091 129.3)
LABlab(38.41% -18.11 29.65)
LCHlch(38.41% 34.74 121.42)

What #486227 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #486227, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#486227 Channel Values

How #486227 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 98 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 43% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 60% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.88:1 vs white · 3.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #486227 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #486227

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #486227; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #486227

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #486227 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#486227
Protanopia#5E5E27
Protanomaly#566027
Deuteranopia#5A5A29
Deuteranomaly#545E28
Tritanopia#4F5D5D
Tritanomaly#4C5F4D
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #486227 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-486227: #486227;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #486227;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-486227': '#486227' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.384, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_486227">#486227</color>
SVG fillfill="#486227"

More Green Colors

#486227 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#486227 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #486227?

#486227 is a dark green — rgb(72, 98, 39) in RGB and hsl(86, 43%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #486227?

#486227 is rgb(72, 98, 39) — red 72, green 98, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #486227?

#486227 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 60%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #486227 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #486227 scores 6.88:1 against white and 3.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #486227 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #486227 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.35, which is very hard to tell apart.

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