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Recognised as Colour

#48B509

  • #48B509
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#48B509 is a green with RGB values 72, 181, 9 and HSL 98°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#48B509#48B509
HEX#48B509
RGBrgb(72, 181, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7098, 0.0353
RGB percentages28.2%, 71%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(98, 90.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98, 95%, 71%)
CMYK60.2%, 0%, 95%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,764,937
CSS custom property--colour: #48B509;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B74AF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9B29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Tritanopia#3CAE99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13Yellow green · ΔE 22.1Green · ΔE 24.6Forest green · ΔE 25.5Green yellow · ΔE 32.1Lawn green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7609B5
Analogous#9EB509, #09B520
Triadic#0948B5, #B50948
Split complementary#2009B5, #B5099E
Tetradic#099EB5, #7609B5, #B52009

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7FA90
Lighter +30%#97F760
Lighter +20%#78F52F
Lighter +10%#5BE60B
Darker −10%#358407
Darker −20%#215404
Darker −30%#0E2302
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#46BE00
Less saturated −25%#4E9D21

Channel breakdown

R72
G181
B9
Red72 (28.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue98.02°
Saturation (HSL)90.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G B5 · B 09

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