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Recognised as Colour

#48B142

  • #48B142
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#48B142 is a green with RGB values 72, 177, 66 and HSL 117°, 46%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#48B142#48B142
HEX#48B142
RGBrgb(72, 177, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6941, 0.2588
RGB percentages28.2%, 69.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(116.8, 45.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.8, 62.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 62.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,763,970
CSS custom property--colour: #48B142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#B74EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A135no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8994Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#37AC99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14Green · ΔE 18.4Limegreen · ΔE 22.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.7Light green · ΔE 24.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB42B1
Analogous#7FB142, #42B174
Triadic#4248B1, #B14248
Split complementary#7442B1, #B1427F
Tetradic#427FB1, #AB42B1, #B17442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3EED1
Lighter +30%#AFE0AC
Lighter +20%#8BD287
Lighter +10%#67C462
Darker −10%#398C34
Darker −20%#2A6726
Darker −30%#1B4218
Darker −40%#0C1C0B
More saturated +25%#2DCF24
Less saturated −25%#639360

Channel breakdown

R72
G177
B66
Red72 (28.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue116.76°
Saturation (HSL)45.68%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G B1 · B 42

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