Palettes / Colors / #488014

#488014 — Green

#488014 is a green color we call 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 #488014 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.

#488014 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4C1480; it also sits naturally between #7E8014 and #148016. 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 50% · Blue 8%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 84% · Key 50%

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

Previews

CSS code for #488014

.text { color: #488014; }
.background { background-color: #488014; }
.border { border: 3px solid #488014; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 128, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 73%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #488014; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 128, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #488014; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 128, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#488014">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#488014">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C1480:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #488014: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #488014

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 #488014 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 #488014 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #488014?

#488014 is Green, a green color (RGB 72, 128, 20). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #488014?

#488014 is RGB 72, 128, 20 — HSL 91°, 73%, 29% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 84%, 50%.

What colors go with #488014?

Its complement is #4C1480; analogous partners are #7E8014 and #148016. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #488014 for text?

White text on #488014 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.