#48C17C#48C17C
#48C17C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.148 H 154.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 193, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(146, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(146, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 35.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.16, -49.39, 25.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.16, 55.38, 153.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% -0.1339 0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.148 154.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3784, 40.9703, 25.6355) |
| Luminance | 0.4097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.86
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.34
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.70
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.85
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.96
Mediumseagreen
#3CB371
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C17C #C1488D
analogous
#51C148 #48C17C #48C1B9
triadic
#48C17C #7C48C1 #C17C48
tetradic
#48C17C #4851C1 #C1488D #C1B948
square
#48C17C #4851C1 #C1488D #C1B948
split-complementary
#48C17C #B948C1 #C14851
monochromatic
#246B42 #34985F #48C17C #76D09D #A3E0BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#48C17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#48C17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C17C
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C17C | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B277
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A780
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EBFAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 193, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.148 154.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5a2',
500: '#48c17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c17c; $custom-light: #87d5a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 193,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 145.785,
"s": 49.388,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72569,
"c": 0.14791,
"h": 154.9
},
"luminance": 0.40973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C17C
secondary
#CD98B6
accent
#4F9ED9
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FAF3
border
#CBD3CD
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837F