#48C97C#48C97C
#48C97C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.159 H 153.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C97C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 201, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.2%, 0%, 38.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, -52.55, 28.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 59.71, 151.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% -0.1421 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.159 153.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1949, 44.6034, 26.2410) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.04
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.44
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.72
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.83
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.13
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C97C #C94895
analogous
#54C948 #48C97C #48C9BC
triadic
#48C97C #7C48C9 #C97C48
tetradic
#48C97C #4854C9 #C94895 #C9BC48
square
#48C97C #4854C9 #C94895 #C9BC48
split-complementary
#48C97C #BC48C9 #C94854
monochromatic
#227443 #30A45F #48C97C #77D79E #A7E5C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#48C97C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#48C97C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C97C
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C97C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C97C | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B977
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#02C7B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c97c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 201, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.159 153.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89daa2',
500: '#48c97c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c97c; $custom-light: #89daa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c97c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 201,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.186,
"s": 54.43,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74603,
"c": 0.15877,
"h": 153.5
},
"luminance": 0.44606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C97C
secondary
#D29BBC
accent
#4AA2DE
background
#F9FDFA
surface
#F1FBF3
border
#CBD4CD
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837F