Palettes / Colors / #486232

#486232 — Muted Green

#486232 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #486232 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#486232 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4C3262; it also sits naturally between #5F6232 and #326235. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 38% · Blue 20%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #486232

.text { color: #486232; }
.background { background-color: #486232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #486232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 98, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 32%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #486232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 98, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #486232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 98, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#486232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#486232">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C3262:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #486232: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #486232

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #486232 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #486232 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #486231  ·  #486233 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #486232?

#486232 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 72, 98, 50). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #486232?

#486232 is RGB 72, 98, 50 — HSL 93°, 32%, 29% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 49%, 62%.

What colors go with #486232?

Its complement is #4C3262; analogous partners are #5F6232 and #326235. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #486232 for text?

White text on #486232 has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.07:1.