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#486607

a deep, electric green · warm · closest name: Dark Olive Green

RGB
72, 102, 7
HSL
79°, 87%, 21%
CMYK
29, 0, 93, 60
Luminance
0.1090

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #486607 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#486607
Hue
79°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
21%
deep
Brightness
40%
HSV value
Perceived
34%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1090
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.61:1
Closest name
Dark Olive Green
ΔE2000 5.5
Where it sits
Hue79° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness21%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#486607
RGBrgb(72, 102, 7)
HSLhsl(79, 87%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 93%, 60%)
LABlab(39.4 -24.7 43.5)
LCHlch(39.4 50.1 119.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.469 0.118 127.3)
Decimal4744711
Display P3color(display-p3 0.282 0.400 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #486607;
background-color: #486607;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#486607] bg-[#486607]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #486607;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.400, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#486607")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF486607)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 102, 72)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #486607 · 6.61:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.61:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.18:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #486607 as text scores 6.61:1 on white and 3.18:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#486607 on white: 6.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#486607 on black: 3.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6C5E00
deuteranopia · #685C14
tritanopia · #4B6156

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #486607 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FDF2
#F4FAE5
#E7F7C4
#D9F896
#C6F461
#B3F12D
#A2E510
#87BF0D
#6C990A
#486607
#324508
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #F9FDF2Darkest = 950 · #324508
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FDF2;
  --brand-100: #F4FAE5;
  --brand-200: #E7F7C4;
  --brand-300: #D9F896;
  --brand-400: #C6F461;
  --brand-500: #B3F12D;
  --brand-600: #A2E510;
  --brand-700: #87BF0D;
  --brand-800: #6C990A;
  --brand-900: #486607;
  --brand-950: #324508;
  --brand: #486607;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #486607

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DFEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#829B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0B0568
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#547708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1F2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #486607

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#250766
Analogous left#665507
Analogous right#196607
Split-complement 1#071966
Split-complement 2#550766
Triadic 1#074866
Triadic 2#660748
Tetradic#076655

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green40.0%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.1%
Key (black)60.0%

Color previews

#486607 text on a black background

contrast 3.18:1

Card sample

#486607 text on a white background

contrast 6.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #486607;
Background color
Panel with #486607 background
background-color: #486607;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #486607;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 102, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 102, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #486607;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486607, #096607);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #486607

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#486607 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#486607, answered

What color is #486607?

#486607 is a deep electric green, closest to Dark Olive Green (ΔE2000 5.5). It sits at 79° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 21% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #486607?

rgb(72, 102, 7) — 72 red, 102 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 28.2% / 40% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #486607 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1090 and perceived brightness is 34%, so white text on it reaches 6.61:1.

Should I use black or white text on #486607?

White. It scores 6.61:1 against #486607, versus 3.18:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #486607?

#250766 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #071966 and #550766, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #486607?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DFEDC0 for borders, #829B4B for secondary text, #0B0568 as an accent and #547708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #665507 and #196607 stays calm, while #250766 is the loudest partner.

What is #486607 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(29%, 0%, 93%, 60%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #486607 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #666107; nudged cooler, #256706.

Work with #486607 in the Color Lab