HEX atlas value

#488F32

#488F32 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 143, 50, HSL 106, 48%, 38%, has luminance 0.2125, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#488F32 Sample readable text

HEX #488F32

RGB rgb(72, 143, 50)

HSL hsl(106 48% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(50, 0, 65, 44)

Luminance 0.2125

Contrast Black 5.25:1White 4:1

CSS

--color-488f32: #488F32;
.background-488f32 { background-color: #488F32; }
.text-488f32 { color: #488F32; }

Luminance0.2125

Black text5.25:1AA Pass

White text4:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#488F32","rgb":[72,143,50],"hsl":[106,48,38],"cmyk":[50,0,65,44],"luminance":0.2125,"contrast":{"black":5.25,"white":4}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#264B1B","hex":"#264B1B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#72C559","hex":"#72C559","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.85,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7A328F","hex":"#7A328F","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.68,"contrastWhite":7.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3DA51D","hex":"#3DA51D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.6,"contrastWhite":3.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/488f32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A328F","analogous":["#778F32","#328F4B"],"triadic":["#32488F","#8F3248"],"tetradic":["#32778F","#7A328F","#8F4B32"],"splitComplementary":["#4B328F","#8F3277"],"monochromatic":["#72C559","#488F32","#264B1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72C559","dark":"#264B1B","saturated":"#3DA51D","desaturated":"#537A48","pastel":"#90C082","neon":"#37EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":37.815340802378074},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.09199390948182},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.09199390948182},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":38.39270764090493}]

HEX meaning and use

About #488F32

#488F32 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #488F32 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 72, 143, and 50, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 106deg with 48% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2125, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.25:1AA Pass

White text4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #488F32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.25:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#264B1B#FFFFFF text · best 9.98:1#264B1B

#72C559#000000 text · best 9.85:1#72C559

#7A328F#FFFFFF text · best 7.84:1#7A328F

#3DA51D#000000 text · best 6.6:1#3DA51D

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

Generated Palette

#488F32#488F32

#7A328F#7A328F

#778F32#778F32

#328F4B#328F4B

#72C559#72C559

#264B1B#264B1B

Color Harmonies

#7A328F#7A328F

#778F32#778F32

#328F4B#328F4B

#32488F#32488F

#8F3248#8F3248

Variants

#72C559#72C559

#264B1B#264B1B

#3DA51D#3DA51D

#537A48#537A48

#90C082#90C082

#37EB00#37EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#488F32

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #488F32

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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