#487B59
Hunter Green · medium cool green
About #487B59
#487B59 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 48% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 11.7); Fern comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7B486A — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #487B59 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.94:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.94:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #487B59?
#487B59 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 48% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #487B59?
Use white text. White on #487B59 has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #487B59?
Its complementary colour is #7B486A, and analogous partners are #517B48 and #487B73.