#489263 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 #489263 works with other colors. Named schemes with #489263 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Russian Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Russian Green opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Russian Green plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Russian Green sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Russian Green 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 Russian Green carrying the quiet middle.
How #489263 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 #489263 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #489263;
--color-base-rgb: 72 146 99;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(59.9% 0.104 154.0);
--color-50: #F4FAF7;
--color-100: #E3F2E9;
--color-200: #C8E4D3;
--color-300: #A2CEB2;
--color-400: #7DB591;
--color-500: #5C9872;
--color-600: #4C765B;
--color-700: #3A5544;
--color-800: #28392E;
--color-900: #1A231D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
russian-green: {
50: '#F4FAF7',
100: '#E3F2E9',
200: '#C8E4D3',
300: '#A2CEB2',
400: '#7DB591',
500: '#5C9872',
600: '#4C765B',
700: '#3A5544',
800: '#28392E',
900: '#1A231D',
},
}
$base: #489263; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F4FAF7; $base-100: #E3F2E9; $base-200: #C8E4D3; $base-300: #A2CEB2; $base-400: #7DB591; $base-500: #5C9872; $base-600: #4C765B; $base-700: #3A5544; $base-800: #28392E; $base-900: #1A231D; $base-hover: #3A7650; $base-subtle: #C8DFD0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#489263",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F4FAF7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E3F2E9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C8E4D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A2CEB2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#7DB591",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#5C9872",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#4C765B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3A5544",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#28392E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1A231D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}