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Recognised as Colour

#48A153

  • #48A153
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#48A153 is a green with RGB values 72, 161, 83 and HSL 127°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#48A153#48A153
HEX#48A153
RGBrgb(72, 161, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6314, 0.3255
RGB percentages28.2%, 63.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(127.4, 38.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.4, 55.3%, 63.1%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 48.4%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,759,891
CSS custom property--colour: #48A153;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B75EAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3944Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#978C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#379D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.2Sea green · ΔE 15.3Forest green · ΔE 16.4Green · ΔE 23.2Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4Dark green · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A14896
Analogous#69A148, #48A180
Triadic#5348A1, #A15348
Split complementary#8048A1, #A14869
Tetradic#4869A1, #A14896, #A18048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE8D0
Lighter +30%#A9D9AF
Lighter +20%#86C98E
Lighter +10%#63B96E
Darker −10%#387E41
Darker −20%#285B2F
Darker −30%#19371C
Darker −40%#09140A
More saturated +25%#2BBE3D
Less saturated −25%#658469

Channel breakdown

R72
G161
B83
Red72 (28.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue127.42°
Saturation (HSL)38.2%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G A1 · B 53

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