Palettes / Colors / #487549

#487549 — Dusty Green

#487549 is a green color we call Dusty 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 #487549 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.

#487549 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 #754874; it also sits naturally between #5E7548 and #48755F. 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 46% · Blue 29%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #487549

.text { color: #487549; }
.background { background-color: #487549; }
.border { border: 3px solid #487549; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 117, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 24%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #487549; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 117, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #487549; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 117, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#487549">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#487549">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #754874:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #487549: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #487549

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 #487549 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 #487549 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

← #487548  ·  #48754A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #487549?

#487549 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 72, 117, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #487549?

#487549 is RGB 72, 117, 73 — HSL 121°, 24%, 37% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 38%, 54%.

What colors go with #487549?

Its complement is #754874; analogous partners are #5E7548 and #48755F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #487549 for text?

White text on #487549 has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.