Recognised as Colour
#48E449
- #48E449
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Limegreen
#48E449 is a green with RGB values 72, 228, 73 and HSL 120°, 74%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#48E449#48E449
HEX#48E449
RGBrgb(72, 228, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.8941, 0.2863
RGB percentages28.2%, 89.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(120.4, 74.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.4, 68.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK68.4%, 0%, 68%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,777,033
CSS custom property--colour: #48E449;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#B71BB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E448E3
Analogous#95E448, #48E497
Triadic#4948E4, #E44948
Split complementary#9748E4, #E44895
Tetradic#4895E4, #E448E3, #E49748
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G228
B73
Red72 (28.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue120.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G E4 · B 49
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