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#48BB56

#48bb56 ≈ Mantis

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#48bb56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 73.33% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.01% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 127.3°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mantis (#74c365), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3759

Complementary

  1. #48bb56
  2. #bb48ad

Split complementary

  1. #48bb56
  2. #8f48bb
  3. #bb4873

Analogous

  1. #73bb48
  2. #48bb56
  3. #48bb8f

Triadic

  1. #48bb56
  2. #5648bb
  3. #bb5648

Tetradic

  1. #48bb56
  2. #48adbb
  3. #bb48ad
  4. #bb5648

Square

  1. #48bb56
  2. #4873bb
  3. #bb48ad
  4. #bb8f48

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4d23
  2. #31853c
  3. #48bb56
  4. #80d089
  5. #b8e4bd

Shades

#48bb56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bb56
  2. #41a84d
  3. #3a9645
  4. #32833c
  5. #2b7034
  6. #245e2b
  7. #1d4b22
  8. #16381a
  9. #0e2511
  10. #071309
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bb56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bb56
  2. #5ac267
  3. #6dc978
  4. #7fcf89
  5. #91d69a
  6. #a4ddab
  7. #b6e4bb
  8. #c8ebcc
  9. #daf1dd
  10. #edf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bb56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bb56
  2. #4eb55a
  3. #53af5e
  4. #59a963
  5. #5ea367
  6. #649e6b
  7. #6a986f
  8. #6f9273
  9. #758c78
  10. #7a867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89ae8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa15e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2db7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91ac5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3ab88c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bb56 {
  color: #48bb56;
}
Background
.bg-48bb56 {
  background-color: #48bb56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bb56 {
  border: 2px solid #48bb56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bb56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 187 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 127 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bb56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bb56, #48bb8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bb56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 187 86 / 0.35);
}

#74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.81 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.43 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.57 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.80 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.85 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.27 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.15 #b744a9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Mantis
#48bb56  rgb(72, 187, 86)  hsl(127, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#bb48ad  rgb(187, 72, 173)  hsl(307, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5648bb  rgb(86, 72, 187)  hsl(247, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#bb5648  rgb(187, 86, 72)  hsl(7, 46%, 51%)  Redwood