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Recognised as Colour

#48A860

  • #48A860
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#48A860 is a green with RGB values 72, 168, 96 and HSL 135°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#48A860#48A860
HEX#48A860
RGBrgb(72, 168, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6588, 0.3765
RGB percentages28.2%, 65.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(135, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 0%, 42.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,761,696
CSS custom property--colour: #48A860;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B7579F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9265no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#31A596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 6.9Sea green · ΔE 14.3Forest green · ΔE 20.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.5Light green · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A84890
Analogous#60A848, #48A890
Triadic#6048A8, #A86048
Split complementary#9048A8, #A84860
Tetradic#4860A8, #A84890, #A89048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1EBD7
Lighter +30%#ADDCB9
Lighter +20%#89CD9A
Lighter +10%#66BD7C
Darker −10%#39844C
Darker −20%#296137
Darker −30%#1A3D23
Darker −40%#0B190E
More saturated +25%#2AC651
Less saturated −25%#668A6F

Channel breakdown

R72
G168
B96
Red72 (28.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue135°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G A8 · B 60

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