#48B16E#48B16E
#48B16E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.139 H 152.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48B16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 177, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 37.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.92, -45.53, 25.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.92, 52.17, 150.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% -0.1233 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.139 152.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2074, 33.9458, 20.1834) |
| Luminance | 0.3395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mediumseagreen
#3CB371
ΔE00 1.27
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 1.91
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 2.11
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 2.12
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 2.53
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48B16E #B1488B
analogous
#57B148 #48B16E #48B1A3
triadic
#48B16E #6E48B1 #B16E48
tetradic
#48B16E #4857B1 #B1488B #B1A348
square
#48B16E #4857B1 #B1488B #B1A348
split-complementary
#48B16E #A348B1 #B14857
monochromatic
#255A38 #368553 #48B16E #71C58F #9CD7B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#48B16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#48B16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48B16E
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48B16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48B16E | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A369
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39A72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26AFA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48b16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 177, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.139 152.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c998',
500: '#48b16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48b16e; $custom-light: #85c998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48b16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 177,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 141.714,
"s": 42.169,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68191,
"c": 0.1388,
"h": 152.7
},
"luminance": 0.33948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48B16E
secondary
#C391B1
accent
#56A5D2
background
#F8FCF9
surface
#F0F8F2
border
#CBD1CC
text
#0C130D
muted
#7D827E