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Recognised as Colour

#48B18C

  • #48B18C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48B18C is a cyan with RGB values 72, 177, 140 and HSL 159°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#48B18C#48B18C
HEX#48B18C
RGBrgb(72, 177, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6941, 0.549
RGB percentages28.2%, 69.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(158.9, 42.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.9, 59.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 20.9%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,764,044
CSS custom property--colour: #48B18C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#B74E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA68Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9B8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#02B2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.9Sea green · ΔE 17.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Turquoise · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1486D
Analogous#48B158, #48A1B1
Triadic#8C48B1, #B18C48
Split complementary#B148A1, #B15848
Tetradic#5848B1, #B1486D, #A1B148

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EFE6
Lighter +30%#B2E0D0
Lighter +20%#8ED1B9
Lighter +10%#6AC2A3
Darker −10%#398D6F
Darker −20%#2B6853
Darker −30%#1C4436
Darker −40%#0D2019
More saturated +25%#29D095
Less saturated −25%#679283

Channel breakdown

R72
G177
B140
Red72 (28.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue158.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G B1 · B 8C

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