#48b169

Color #48b169

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#48b169

RGB

rgb(72, 177, 105)

HSL

hsl(138.9, 42.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138.9, 59.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 40.7%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(64.84, -46.43, 28.02)

LCH

lch(64.84, 54.23, 148.89)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.1435, 151.04)

HWB

hwb(138.9, 28.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b14890

Analogous

#5bb148

#48b169

#48b19e

Triadic

#48b169

#6948b1

#b16948

Split-complementary

#48b169

#9e48b1

#b1485b

Tetradic

#48b169

#4890b1

#b14890

#b16948

Square

#48b169

#485bb1

#b14890

#b19e48

Shades

Color #48b169 mixed toward black.

#3c9358

#307646

#245835

#183b23

#0c1d12

Tints

Color #48b169 mixed toward white.

#64c081

#83cd9a

#a2d9b4

#c1e6cd

#e0f2e6

Tones

Color #48b169 mixed toward gray.

#51a86c

#599f6f

#629773

#6b8e76

#748579

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83847f · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#7d7584 · ΔE 35.1

Tritanopia

#528e91 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48b169;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48b169]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Forest Green #228b22

Frequently asked questions

#48b169 (#48b169) is rgb(72, 177, 105) in RGB.

No, #48b169 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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