Colour

#48C057

#48C057
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#48C057 is a green with RGB values 72, 192, 87 and HSL 128°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#48C057#48C057

HEX#48C057

RGBrgb(72, 192, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7529, 0.3412

RGB percentages28.2%, 75.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(127.5, 48.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(127.5, 62.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK62.5%, 0%, 54.7%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,767,831

CSS custom property--colour: #48C057;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#B73FA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AF4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A55Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#2BBBA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 19.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20 Light green · ΔE 20.2 Limegreen · ΔE 22.5 Pale green · ΔE 22.9 Green · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 19.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C048B1

Analogous#75C048, #48C093

Triadic#5748C0, #C05748

Split complementary#9348C0, #C04875

Tetradic#4875C0, #C048B1, #C09348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0F4E2

Lighter +30%#BAE7BF

Lighter +20%#94DA9D

Lighter +10%#6ECD7A

Darker −10%#379E44

Darker −20%#297933

Darker −30%#1C5323

Darker −40%#0F2D13

More saturated +25%#29DF40

Less saturated −25%#67A16E

Channel breakdown

R72

G192

B87

Red72 (28.2%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue127.5°

Saturation (HSL)48.78%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G C0 · B 57

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