#48cc9e

Color #48cc9e

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 9.53 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#48cc9e

RGB

rgb(72, 204, 158)

HSL

hsl(159.1, 56.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.1, 64.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 0%, 22.5%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.21, -46.76, 12.51)

LCH

lch(74.21, 48.4, 165.02)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.1334, 166.12)

HWB

hwb(159.1, 28.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc4876

Analogous

#48cc5c

#48cc9e

#48b8cc

Triadic

#48cc9e

#9e48cc

#cc9e48

Split-complementary

#48cc9e

#cc48b8

#cc5c48

Tetradic

#48cc9e

#4876cc

#cc4876

#cc9e48

Square

#48cc9e

#5c48cc

#cc4876

#b8cc48

Shades

Color #48cc9e mixed toward black.

#32b487

#28906c

#1e6c51

#144836

#0a241b

Tints

Color #48cc9e mixed toward white.

#66d4ae

#85ddbe

#a3e5ce

#c2eedf

#e0f6ef

Tones

Color #48cc9e mixed toward gray.

#53c19b

#5eb697

#69ab94

#74a091

#7f958d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9496ab · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#8d83ad · ΔE 38.9

Tritanopia

#55b4b6 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48cc9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48cc9e]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#48cc9e (#48cc9e) is rgb(72, 204, 158) in RGB.

No, #48cc9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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