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Recognised as Colour

#48BA57

  • #48BA57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#48BA57 is a green with RGB values 72, 186, 87 and HSL 128°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#48BA57#48BA57
HEX#48BA57
RGBrgb(72, 186, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7294, 0.3412
RGB percentages28.2%, 72.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(127.9, 45.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.9, 61.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK61.3%, 0%, 53.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,295
CSS custom property--colour: #48BA57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B745A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDAA4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA05Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2DB6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.9Forest green · ΔE 17.7Light green · ΔE 20.5Green · ΔE 23.2Pale green · ΔE 23.8Limegreen · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA48AB
Analogous#72BA48, #48BA90
Triadic#5748BA, #BA5748
Split complementary#9048BA, #BA4872
Tetradic#4872BA, #BA48AB, #BA9048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF2DF
Lighter +30%#B7E4BD
Lighter +20%#92D69B
Lighter +10%#6DC879
Darker −10%#399645
Darker −20%#2B7134
Darker −30%#1D4C23
Darker −40%#0F2712
More saturated +25%#28DA40
Less saturated −25%#689B6E

Channel breakdown

R72
G186
B87
Red72 (28.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue127.89°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G BA · B 57

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