#487A74 Color

#487A74 is rgb(72, 122, 116) in RGB, hsl(173, 26%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 5%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#487A74

HEX#487A74

RGBrgb(72, 122, 116)

HSLhsl(173, 26%, 38%)

HSVhsv(173, 41%, 48%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 5%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.055 186)

LABlab(47.56% -18.78 -2.31)

LCHlch(47.56% 18.93 187.01)

What #487A74 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 #487A74, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 4.71 Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 5.9 Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 6 Ming#36747DΔE 9.45 Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 9.82 Viridian#40826DΔE 10.31

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

#487A74 Channel Values

How #487A74 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 72 · G 122 · B 116	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 173° · S 26% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 173° · S 41% · V 48%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 52%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #487A74 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #487A74

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #487A74; 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 #487A74

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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How #487A74 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#487A74

Protanopia#737374

Protanomaly#657674

Deuteranopia#6D6D75

Deuteranomaly#607275

Tritanopia#497979

Tritanomaly#497A77

Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #487A74 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-487a74: #487A74;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #487A74;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-487a74': '#487A74' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.478, blue: 0.455)

Android XML<color name="color_487a74">#487A74</color>

SVG fillfill="#487A74"

More Teal Colors

#487A74 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#487A74 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #487A74?

#487A74 is a dark teal — rgb(72, 122, 116) in RGB and hsl(173, 26%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #487A74?

#487A74 is rgb(72, 122, 116) — red 72, green 122, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #487A74?

#487A74 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 5%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #487A74 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #487A74 scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #487A74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #487A74 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.39, which is visibly different.

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