Colour

#48E451

#48E451
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#48E451 is a green with RGB values 72, 228, 81 and HSL 123°, 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

#48E451#48E451

HEX#48E451

RGBrgb(72, 228, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.8941, 0.3176

RGB percentages28.2%, 89.4%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(123.5, 74.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(123.5, 68.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK68.4%, 0%, 64.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,777,041

CSS custom property--colour: #48E451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#B71BAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8CF3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C35Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Tritanopia#14DEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

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 text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.6 Spring green · ΔE 16.3 Medium spring green · ΔE 26.7 Lawn green · ΔE 28.1 Chartreuse · ΔE 29.2 Pale green · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E448DB

Analogous#8DE448, #48E49F

Triadic#5148E4, #E45148

Split complementary#9F48E4, #E4488D

Tetradic#488DE4, #E448DB, #E49F48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFEFA

Lighter +30%#CDF8D0

Lighter +20%#A1F1A6

Lighter +10%#74EB7B

Darker −10%#20D92B

Darker −20%#19AD22

Darker −30%#138019

Darker −40%#0C5410

More saturated +25%#2EFE3A

Less saturated −25%#62CA68

Channel breakdown

R72

G228

B81

Red72 (28.2%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue123.46°

Saturation (HSL)74.29%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G E4 · B 51

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