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Recognised as Colour

#48BC5D

  • #48BC5D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#48BC5D is a green with RGB values 72, 188, 93 and HSL 131°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#48BC5D#48BC5D
HEX#48BC5D
RGBrgb(72, 188, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7373, 0.3647
RGB percentages28.2%, 73.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(130.9, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.9, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.7%, 0%, 50.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,813
CSS custom property--colour: #48BC5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#B743A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEAC55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2AB8A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15Forest green · ΔE 19Light green · ΔE 19.5Pale green · ΔE 23.1Green · ΔE 24.8Medium spring green · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC48A7
Analogous#6DBC48, #48BC97
Triadic#5D48BC, #BC5D48
Split complementary#9748BC, #BC486D
Tetradic#486DBC, #BC48A7, #BC9748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF3E1
Lighter +30%#B8E5C0
Lighter +20%#93D79F
Lighter +10%#6DCA7E
Darker −10%#38994A
Darker −20%#2A7438
Darker −30%#1D4E26
Darker −40%#0F2914
More saturated +25%#29DB49
Less saturated −25%#679D71

Channel breakdown

R72
G188
B93
Red72 (28.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue130.86°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G BC · B 5D

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