#48b992

Color #48b992

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#48b992

RGB

rgb(72, 185, 146)

HSL

hsl(159.3, 44.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.3, 61.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 21.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.13, -41.39, 10.41)

LCH

lch(68.13, 42.68, 165.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.1181, 166.99)

HWB

hwb(159.3, 28.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9486f

Analogous

#48b95a

#48b992

#48a8b9

Triadic

#48b992

#9248b9

#b99248

Split-complementary

#48b992

#b948a8

#b95a48

Tetradic

#48b992

#486fb9

#b9486f

#b99248

Square

#48b992

#5a48b9

#b9486f

#a8b948

Shades

Color #48b992 mixed toward black.

#3b9b7a

#2f7c62

#245d49

#183e31

#0c1f18

Tints

Color #48b992 mixed toward white.

#66c5a4

#85d0b6

#a3dcc9

#c2e8db

#e0f3ed

Tones

Color #48b992 mixed toward gray.

#51b08f

#5ba68c

#649d89

#6e9386

#778a83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88899d · ΔE 30.6

Deuteranopia

#82799f · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#53a4a6 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48b992;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48b992]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#48b992 (#48b992) is rgb(72, 185, 146) in RGB.

No, #48b992 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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