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#489351 Color

#489351 is rgb(72, 147, 81) in RGB, hsl(127, 34%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 45%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#489351
HEX#489351
RGBrgb(72, 147, 81)
HSLhsl(127, 34%, 43%)
HSVhsv(127, 51%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 45%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.124 146.3)
LABlab(54.93% -35.38 27.44)
LCHlch(54.93% 44.77 142.20)

What #489351 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 #489351, 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.

#489351 Channel Values

How #489351 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 147 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 34% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 51% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #489351 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #489351

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #489351; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #489351

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #489351.

How #489351 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#489351
Protanopia#8A8A51
Protanomaly#758E51
Deuteranopia#808054
Deuteranomaly#6E8853
Tritanopia#558D8D
Tritanomaly#508F79
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #489351 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-489351: #489351;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #489351;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-489351': '#489351' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.576, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_489351">#489351</color>
SVG fillfill="#489351"

More Green Colors

#489351 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#489351 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #489351?

#489351 is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 147, 81) in RGB and hsl(127, 34%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #489351?

#489351 is rgb(72, 147, 81) — red 72, green 147, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #489351?

#489351 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 45%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #489351 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #489351 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #489351 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #489351 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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