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#48BB73

#48bb73 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#48bb73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.5% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 142.43°, 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3816

Complementary

  1. #48bb73
  2. #bb4890

Split complementary

  1. #48bb73
  2. #ac48bb
  3. #bb4856

Analogous

  1. #56bb48
  2. #48bb73
  3. #48bbac

Triadic

  1. #48bb73
  2. #7348bb
  3. #bb7348

Tetradic

  1. #48bb73
  2. #4890bb
  3. #bb4890
  4. #bb7348

Square

  1. #48bb73
  2. #4856bb
  3. #bb4890
  4. #bbac48

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4d2f
  2. #318551
  3. #48bb73
  4. #80d09e
  5. #b8e4c8

Shades

#48bb73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bb73
  2. #41a868
  3. #3a965c
  4. #328351
  5. #2b7045
  6. #245e3a
  7. #1d4b2e
  8. #163823
  9. #0e2517
  10. #07130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bb73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bb73
  2. #5ac281
  3. #6dc98f
  4. #7fcf9d
  5. #91d6ab
  6. #a4ddb9
  7. #b6e4c7
  8. #c8ebd5
  9. #daf1e3
  10. #edf8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bb73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bb73
  2. #4eb574
  3. #53af76
  4. #59a977
  5. #5ea378
  6. #649e7a
  7. #6a987b
  8. #6f927c
  9. #758c7d
  10. #7a867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aaf94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbac6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca278 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1db9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab270 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fac76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33ba96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bb73 {
  color: #48bb73;
}
Background
.bg-48bb73 {
  background-color: #48bb73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bb73 {
  border: 2px solid #48bb73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bb73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 187 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bb73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bb73, #48bbac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bb73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 187 115 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 2.59 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.57 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.73 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.80 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.99 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.04 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.37 #b7448c Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#48bb73  rgb(72, 187, 115)  hsl(142, 46%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#bb4890  rgb(187, 72, 144)  hsl(322, 46%, 51%)  Mulberry
#7348bb  rgb(115, 72, 187)  hsl(262, 46%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#bb7348  rgb(187, 115, 72)  hsl(22, 46%, 51%)  Copper