#48C459#48C459
#48C459 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.184 H 145.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 196, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 0%, 54.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.58, -56.21, 43.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.58, 70.96, 142.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% -0.152 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.184 145.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2140, 41.5764, 16.1982) |
| Luminance | 0.4158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.75
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.69
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.74
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.82
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.89
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C459 #C448B3
analogous
#75C448 #48C459 #48C497
triadic
#48C459 #5948C4 #C45948
tetradic
#48C459 #4875C4 #C448B3 #C49748
square
#48C459 #4875C4 #C448B3 #C49748
split-complementary
#48C459 #9748C4 #C44875
monochromatic
#236E2E #329C41 #48C459 #76D383 #A5E2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#48C459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#48C459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C459
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C459 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B34F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A861
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28BFAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 196, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.184 145.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d78a',
500: '#48c459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c459; $custom-light: #88d78a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c459",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 196,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 128.226,
"s": 51.24,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7275,
"c": 0.18388,
"h": 145.8
},
"luminance": 0.41579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C459
secondary
#CF99C7
accent
#4DC7DB
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0D140C
muted
#7E837D