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Recognised as Colour

#48A34C

  • #48A34C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#48A34C is a green with RGB values 72, 163, 76 and HSL 123°, 39%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#48A34C#48A34C
HEX#48A34C
RGBrgb(72, 163, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6392, 0.298
RGB percentages28.2%, 63.9%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(122.6, 38.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.6, 55.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK55.8%, 0%, 53.4%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,760,396
CSS custom property--colour: #48A34C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#B75CB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8D52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#399F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.9Sea green · ΔE 19.6Green · ΔE 20Olivedrab · ΔE 22.1Dark green · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3489F
Analogous#72A348, #48A37A
Triadic#4C48A3, #A34C48
Split complementary#7A48A3, #A34871
Tetradic#4871A3, #A3489F, #A37948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE9CF
Lighter +30%#AADAAC
Lighter +20%#87CA8A
Lighter +10%#64BA67
Darker −10%#38803C
Darker −20%#295C2B
Darker −30%#19391B
Darker −40%#09160A
More saturated +25%#2BC031
Less saturated −25%#658667

Channel breakdown

R72
G163
B76
Red72 (28.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue122.64°
Saturation (HSL)38.72%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G A3 · B 4C

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