#487F63 is a mid-toned, temperate teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, with a faded, vintage edge. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #487F63 works with other colors. Named schemes with #487F63 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Viridian leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Viridian opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Viridian keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Viridian plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Viridian is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Viridian carrying the quiet middle.
How #487F63 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #487F63 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #487F63;
--color-base-rgb: 72 127 99;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(55.0% 0.074 160.5);
--color-50: #F5FAF7;
--color-100: #E5F1EA;
--color-200: #CBE2D6;
--color-300: #A6CAB7;
--color-400: #82B098;
--color-500: #62937A;
--color-600: #4F7260;
--color-700: #3C5347;
--color-800: #2A3730;
--color-900: #1B221E;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F5FAF7',
100: '#E5F1EA',
200: '#CBE2D6',
300: '#A6CAB7',
400: '#82B098',
500: '#62937A',
600: '#4F7260',
700: '#3C5347',
800: '#2A3730',
900: '#1B221E',
},
}
$base: #487F63; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F5FAF7; $base-100: #E5F1EA; $base-200: #CBE2D6; $base-300: #A6CAB7; $base-400: #82B098; $base-500: #62937A; $base-600: #4F7260; $base-700: #3C5347; $base-800: #2A3730; $base-900: #1B221E; $base-hover: #39664F; $base-subtle: #C6DAD0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#487F63",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F5FAF7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E5F1EA",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CBE2D6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A6CAB7",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#82B098",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#62937A",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#4F7260",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3C5347",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2A3730",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1B221E",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}