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#48C370

#48c370 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#48c370 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 76.47% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.56% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 139.51°, with 50.62% saturation and 52.35% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4158

Complementary

  1. #48c370
  2. #c3489b

Split complementary

  1. #48c370
  2. #ad48c3
  3. #c3485d

Analogous

  1. #5dc348
  2. #48c370
  3. #48c3ad

Triadic

  1. #48c370
  2. #7048c3
  3. #c37048

Tetradic

  1. #48c370
  2. #489bc3
  3. #c3489b
  4. #c37048

Square

  1. #48c370
  2. #485dc3
  3. #c3489b
  4. #c3ad48

Monochromatic

  1. #1c562f
  2. #2f8f4e
  3. #48c370
  4. #82d69d
  5. #bbe9ca

Shades

#48c370 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48c370
  2. #41b065
  3. #3a9c5a
  4. #32894e
  5. #2b7543
  6. #246238
  7. #1d4e2d
  8. #163b22
  9. #0e2716
  10. #07140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#48c370 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48c370
  2. #5ac97e
  3. #6dcf8d
  4. #7fd59b
  5. #91dba9
  6. #a4e1b8
  7. #b6e7c6
  8. #c8edd4
  9. #daf3e2
  10. #edf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48c370 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48c370
  2. #4ebc72
  3. #53b673
  4. #59af75
  5. #5ea876
  6. #64a278
  7. #6a9b7a
  8. #6f947b
  9. #758d7d
  10. #7a877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b36a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a876 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1ac0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1ba6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b473 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32c19a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48c370 {
  color: #48c370;
}
Background
.bg-48c370 {
  background-color: #48c370;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48c370 {
  border: 2px solid #48c370;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48c370;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 195 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 51% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48c370 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48c370, #48c3ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48c370 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 195 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.57 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.97 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.28 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.55 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.88 #b73c8f Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#48c370  rgb(72, 195, 112)  hsl(140, 51%, 52%)  Emerald
#c3489b  rgb(195, 72, 155)  hsl(320, 51%, 52%)  Mulberry
#7048c3  rgb(112, 72, 195)  hsl(260, 51%, 52%)  Iris
#c37048  rgb(195, 112, 72)  hsl(20, 51%, 52%)  Chocolate