Colour

#48C459

#48C459
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#48C459 is a green with RGB values 72, 196, 89 and HSL 128°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#48C459#48C459

HEX#48C459

RGBrgb(72, 196, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7686, 0.349

RGB percentages28.2%, 76.9%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(128.2, 51.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(128.2, 63.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK63.3%, 0%, 54.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,768,857

CSS custom property--colour: #48C459;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#B73BA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B34Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A861no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#28BFACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.8 Forest green · ΔE 21.1 Limegreen · ΔE 21.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.3 Pale green · ΔE 22.2 Medium spring green · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C448B3

Analogous#75C448, #48C497

Triadic#5948C4, #C45948

Split complementary#9748C4, #C44875

Tetradic#4875C4, #C448B3, #C49748

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2F6E5

Lighter +30%#BCE9C2

Lighter +20%#95DD9F

Lighter +10%#6FD07C

Darker −10%#35A444

Darker −20%#287E34

Darker −30%#1C5724

Darker −40%#103014

More saturated +25%#2AE243

Less saturated −25%#66A66F

Channel breakdown

R72

G196

B89

Red72 (28.2%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue128.23°

Saturation (HSL)51.24%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G C4 · B 59

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