#48A42C#48A42C
#48A42C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.178 H 139.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A42C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 164, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(106, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(106, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 0%, 73.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.99, -49.16, 51.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.99, 70.91, 133.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.88% -0.1352 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.88% 0.178 139.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4019, 28.1091, 6.9437) |
| Luminance | 0.2811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.91
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.36
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.38
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.52
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.53
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A42C #882CA4
analogous
#84A42C #48A42C #2CA44C
triadic
#48A42C #2C48A4 #A42C48
tetradic
#48A42C #2C84A4 #882CA4 #A44C2C
square
#48A42C #2C84A4 #882CA4 #A44C2C
split-complementary
#48A42C #4C2CA4 #A42C84
monochromatic
#1E4312 #33741F #48A42C #62CC41 #8AD971
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#48A42C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#48A42C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #48A42C
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A42C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A42C | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99517
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E9E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a42c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 164, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.178 139.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c06d',
500: '#48a42c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a42c; $custom-light: #85c06d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a42c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 164,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 106,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63875,
"c": 0.17787,
"h": 139.5
},
"luminance": 0.2811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A42C
secondary
#AD6BC0
accent
#47E1BD
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F7EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0C1207
muted
#7D817A