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#48CA87

#48ca87 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48ca87 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 79.22% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.17% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 149.08°, with 55.08% saturation and 53.73% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4537

Complementary

  1. #48ca87
  2. #ca488b

Split complementary

  1. #48ca87
  2. #c848ca
  3. #ca484a

Analogous

  1. #4aca48
  2. #48ca87
  3. #48cac8

Triadic

  1. #48ca87
  2. #8748ca
  3. #ca8748

Tetradic

  1. #48ca87
  2. #488bca
  3. #ca488b
  4. #ca8748

Square

  1. #48ca87
  2. #484aca
  3. #ca488b
  4. #cac848

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5e3b
  2. #2c9961
  3. #48ca87
  4. #83dbae
  5. #bfecd5

Shades

#48ca87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48ca87
  2. #41b67a
  3. #3aa26c
  4. #328d5f
  5. #2b7951
  6. #246544
  7. #1d5136
  8. #163d29
  9. #0e281b
  10. #07140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#48ca87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48ca87
  2. #5acf93
  3. #6dd59f
  4. #7fdaab
  5. #91dfb7
  6. #a4e5c3
  7. #b6eacf
  8. #c8efdb
  9. #daf4e7
  10. #edfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48ca87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48ca87
  2. #4ec386
  3. #53bb86
  4. #59b485
  5. #5eac84
  6. #64a584
  7. #6a9e83
  8. #6f9682
  9. #758f81
  10. #7a8781
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bda4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bb83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8af8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c184 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ba8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28c9a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48ca87 {
  color: #48ca87;
}
Background
.bg-48ca87 {
  background-color: #48ca87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48ca87 {
  border: 2px solid #48ca87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48ca87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 202 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48ca87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ca87, #48cac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48ca87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 202 135 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.98 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.99 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.24 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.44 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.77 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.39 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.81 #b73578 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#48ca87  rgb(72, 202, 135)  hsl(149, 55%, 54%)  Emerald
#ca488b  rgb(202, 72, 139)  hsl(329, 55%, 54%)  Mulberry
#8748ca  rgb(135, 72, 202)  hsl(269, 55%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#ca8748  rgb(202, 135, 72)  hsl(29, 55%, 54%)  Peru