#48B255#48B255
#48B255 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.164 H 145.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48B255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 178, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(127, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(127, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 52.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.86, -50.00, 38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.86, 62.99, 142.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.02% -0.1354 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.02% 0.164 145.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2313, 33.8725, 14.0645) |
| Luminance | 0.3387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 1.82
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 2.20
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.09
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.29
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 3.32
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48B255 #B248A5
analogous
#70B248 #48B255 #48B28A
triadic
#48B255 #5548B2 #B25548
tetradic
#48B255 #4870B2 #B248A5 #B28A48
square
#48B255 #4870B2 #B248A5 #B28A48
split-complementary
#48B255 #8A48B2 #B24870
monochromatic
#255B2B #368640 #48B255 #71C67C #9DD7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#48B255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#48B255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48B255
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48B255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48B255 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A34D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79A5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31AE9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48b255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 178, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.164 145.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ca87',
500: '#48b255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48b255; $custom-light: #85ca87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48b255",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 178,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 127.358,
"s": 42.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68021,
"c": 0.16379,
"h": 145.7
},
"luminance": 0.33874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48B255
secondary
#C492BE
accent
#56C3D2
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#F0F8F0
border
#CBD1CB
text
#0C130B
muted
#7D827C