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Recognised as Colour

#48CB02

  • #48CB02
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#48CB02 is a green with RGB values 72, 203, 2 and HSL 99°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#48CB02#48CB02
HEX#48CB02
RGBrgb(72, 203, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7961, 0.0078
RGB percentages28.2%, 79.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(99.1, 98%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.1, 99%, 79.6%)
CMYK64.5%, 0%, 99%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,770,562
CSS custom property--colour: #48CB02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#B734FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AD2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#35C4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.9Lawn green · ΔE 22Chartreuse · ΔE 23.3Green yellow · ΔE 25.4Yellow green · ΔE 27.1Lime · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8502CB
Analogous#ADCB02, #02CB21
Triadic#0248CB, #CB0248
Split complementary#2102CB, #CB02AD
Tetradic#02ADCB, #8502CB, #CB2102

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDFE9B
Lighter +30%#9CFE68
Lighter +20%#7BFD36
Lighter +10%#5AFD03
Darker −10%#369802
Darker −20%#246601
Darker −30%#123301
Darker −40%#000100
More saturated +25%#47CD00
Less saturated −25%#50B11C

Channel breakdown

R72
G203
B2
Red72 (28.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue99.1°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G CB · B 02

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