#48C779#48C779
#48C779 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.159 H 152.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 199, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 39.2%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.96, -52.32, 29.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.96, 59.83, 150.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% -0.1414 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.159 152.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5449, 43.6023, 25.1026) |
| Luminance | 0.4360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 0.82
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.86
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.36
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.81
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.16
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C779 #C74896
analogous
#56C748 #48C779 #48C7B9
triadic
#48C779 #7948C7 #C77948
tetradic
#48C779 #4856C7 #C74896 #C7B948
square
#48C779 #4856C7 #C74896 #C7B948
split-complementary
#48C779 #B948C7 #C74856
monochromatic
#237241 #31A15C #48C779 #77D59B #A6E4BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#48C779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#48C779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C779
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C779 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B774
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0BC4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 199, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.159 152.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9a0',
500: '#48c779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c779; $custom-light: #88d9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c779",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 199,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.15,
"s": 53.138,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74037,
"c": 0.15885,
"h": 152.9
},
"luminance": 0.43605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C779
secondary
#D19ABC
accent
#4BA4DD
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150F
muted
#7D837E