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Recognised as Colour

#48BC11

  • #48BC11
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#48BC11 is a green with RGB values 72, 188, 17 and HSL 101°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#48BC11#48BC11
HEX#48BC11
RGBrgb(72, 188, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7373, 0.0667
RGB percentages28.2%, 73.7%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(100.7, 83.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.7, 91%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.7%, 0%, 91%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,737
CSS custom property--colour: #48BC11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#B743EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A12Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.2Yellow green · ΔE 23Green · ΔE 27.3Forest green · ΔE 28.1Green yellow · ΔE 30.2Lawn green · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8511BC
Analogous#9DBC11, #11BC30
Triadic#1148BC, #BC1148
Split complementary#3011BC, #BC119D
Tetradic#119DBC, #8511BC, #BC3011

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDF7A2
Lighter +30%#9CF274
Lighter +20%#7BEE45
Lighter +10%#5AEA16
Darker −10%#368D0D
Darker −20%#245E09
Darker −30%#123004
Darker −40%#000100
More saturated +25%#42CD00
Less saturated −25%#51A22B

Channel breakdown

R72
G188
B17
Red72 (28.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue100.7°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G BC · B 11

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