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Recognised as Colour

#48C270

  • #48C270
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#48C270 is a green with RGB values 72, 194, 112 and HSL 140°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#48C270#48C270
HEX#48C270
RGBrgb(72, 194, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7608, 0.4392
RGB percentages28.2%, 76.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(139.7, 50%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.7, 62.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK62.9%, 0%, 42.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,768,368
CSS custom property--colour: #48C270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#B73D8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B26Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A775no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1BBFAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 9.5Light green · ΔE 18.1Pale green · ΔE 22Forest green · ΔE 24Sea green · ΔE 25.1Medium spring green · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2489A
Analogous#5DC248, #48C2AD
Triadic#7048C2, #C27048
Split complementary#AD48C2, #C2485D
Tetradic#485DC2, #C2489A, #C2AD48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F5E8
Lighter +30%#BBE8CA
Lighter +20%#95DBAC
Lighter +10%#6ECF8E
Darker −10%#36A159
Darker −20%#297B44
Darker −30%#1C552F
Darker −40%#102E1A
More saturated +25%#29E166
Less saturated −25%#66A37B

Channel breakdown

R72
G194
B112
Red72 (28.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue139.67°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G C2 · B 70

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