#48C17E#48C17E
#48C17E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.146 H 155.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 193, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 34.7%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, -49.01, 24.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 54.58, 153.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% -0.133 0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.146 155.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5061, 41.0214, 26.3084) |
| Luminance | 0.4102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.28
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.51
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.54
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.01
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.28
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C17E #C1488B
analogous
#4FC148 #48C17E #48C1BB
triadic
#48C17E #7E48C1 #C17E48
tetradic
#48C17E #484FC1 #C1488B #C1BB48
square
#48C17E #484FC1 #C1488B #C1BB48
split-complementary
#48C17E #BB48C1 #C1484F
monochromatic
#246B44 #349860 #48C17E #76D09E #A3E0BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#48C17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#48C17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C17E
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C17E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B27A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A782
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0ABFB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 193, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.146 155.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4a4',
500: '#48c17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c17e; $custom-light: #87d4a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 193,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.777,
"s": 49.388,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7261,
"c": 0.14607,
"h": 155.5
},
"luminance": 0.41024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C17E
secondary
#CD98B5
accent
#4F9BD9
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FAF4
border
#CBD3CE
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837F