#48C079#48C079
#48C079 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.149 H 154.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C079 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 192, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(145, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.5%, 0%, 37%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, -49.56, 26.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 56.03, 152.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% -0.1342 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.149 154) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9712, 40.4549, 24.5781) |
| Luminance | 0.4046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.38
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.16
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.59
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.71
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.23
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C079 #C0488F
analogous
#53C048 #48C079 #48C0B5
triadic
#48C079 #7948C0 #C07948
tetradic
#48C079 #4853C0 #C0488F #C0B548
square
#48C079 #4853C0 #C0488F #C0B548
split-complementary
#48C079 #B548C0 #C04853
monochromatic
#246940 #34975C #48C079 #76D09A #A3DFBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#48C079 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#48C079 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C079
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C079 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C079 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B174
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13BEAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c079; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 192, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.149 154.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4a0',
500: '#48c079',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c079; $custom-light: #87d4a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c079",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 192,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.5,
"s": 48.78,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72254,
"c": 0.14932,
"h": 154
},
"luminance": 0.40457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C079
secondary
#CC98B7
accent
#4FA0D8
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E