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#48C00A

#48c00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48c00a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 99.56°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.391

Complementary

  1. #48c00a
  2. #820ac0

Split complementary

  1. #48c00a
  2. #270ac0
  3. #c00aa3

Analogous

  1. #a3c00a
  2. #48c00a
  3. #0ac027

Triadic

  1. #48c00a
  2. #0a48c0
  3. #c00a48

Tetradic

  1. #48c00a
  2. #0ac082
  3. #820ac0
  4. #c00a48

Square

  1. #48c00a
  2. #0aa3c0
  3. #820ac0
  4. #c0270a

Monochromatic

  1. #112f02
  2. #2d7706
  3. #48c00a
  4. #6af423
  5. #9bf76c

Shades

#48c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48c00a
  2. #41ad09
  3. #3a9a08
  4. #328607
  5. #2b7306
  6. #246005
  7. #1d4d04
  8. #163a03
  9. #0e2602
  10. #071301
  11. #000000

Tints

#48c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48c00a
  2. #5ac623
  3. #6dcd3b
  4. #7fd354
  5. #91d96c
  6. #a4e085
  7. #b6e69d
  8. #c8ecb6
  9. #daf2ce
  10. #edf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48c00a
  2. #4eba16
  3. #53b322
  4. #59ad2d
  5. #5ea639
  6. #64a045
  7. #6a9a51
  8. #6f935d
  9. #758d68
  10. #7a8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a42c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39b9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98b022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fbc81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48c00a {
  color: #48c00a;
}
Background
.bg-48c00a {
  background-color: #48c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48c00a {
  border: 2px solid #48c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48c00a, #0ac027);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.44 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.26 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.28 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.46 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.78 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.10 #b73ff5 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#48c00a  rgb(72, 192, 10)  hsl(100, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#820ac0  rgb(130, 10, 192)  hsl(280, 90%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#0a48c0  rgb(10, 72, 192)  hsl(220, 90%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#c00a48  rgb(192, 10, 72)  hsl(340, 90%, 40%)  Cardinal