#48b28d

Color #48b28d

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#48b28d

RGB

rgb(72, 178, 141)

HSL

hsl(159.1, 42.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.1, 59.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 20.8%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.86, -39.47, 9.92)

LCH

lch(65.86, 40.7, 165.89)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.1128, 166.99)

HWB

hwb(159.1, 28.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2486d

Analogous

#48b258

#48b28d

#48a2b2

Triadic

#48b28d

#8d48b2

#b28d48

Split-complementary

#48b28d

#b248a2

#b25848

Tetradic

#48b28d

#486db2

#b2486d

#b28d48

Square

#48b28d

#5848b2

#b2486d

#a2b248

Shades

Color #48b28d mixed toward black.

#3c9476

#30775e

#245947

#183b2f

#0c1e18

Tints

Color #48b28d mixed toward white.

#65c1a1

#84cdb3

#a2dac6

#c1e6d9

#e0f3ec

Tones

Color #48b28d mixed toward gray.

#51a98a

#5aa088

#629785

#6b8f82

#748680

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848597 · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#7e7599 · ΔE 36.2

Tritanopia

#529ea0 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48b28d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48b28d]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#48b28d (#48b28d) is rgb(72, 178, 141) in RGB.

No, #48b28d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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