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#48CB6E

#48cb6e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48cb6e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 79.61% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.81% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 137.4°, with 55.74% saturation and 53.92% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4522

Complementary

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #cb48a5

Split complementary

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #af48cb
  3. #cb4864

Analogous

  1. #64cb48
  2. #48cb6e
  3. #48cbaf

Triadic

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #6e48cb
  3. #cb6e48

Tetradic

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #48a5cb
  3. #cb48a5
  4. #cb6e48

Square

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #4864cb
  3. #cb48a5
  4. #cbaf48

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5f2f
  2. #2c9b4c
  3. #48cb6e
  4. #84dc9d
  5. #bfedcc

Shades

#48cb6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #41b763
  3. #3aa258
  4. #328e4d
  5. #2b7a42
  6. #246637
  7. #1d512c
  8. #163d21
  9. #0e2916
  10. #07140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#48cb6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #5ad07d
  3. #6dd58b
  4. #7fdb9a
  5. #91e0a8
  6. #a4e5b7
  7. #b6eac5
  8. #c8efd4
  9. #daf5e2
  10. #edfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48cb6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48cb6e
  2. #4ec470
  3. #53bc72
  4. #59b573
  5. #5ead75
  6. #64a677
  7. #6a9e79
  8. #6f977b
  9. #758f7c
  10. #7a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccba67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaf74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #15c7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c16a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bbb72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #31c99d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48cb6e {
  color: #48cb6e;
}
Background
.bg-48cb6e {
  background-color: #48cb6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48cb6e {
  border: 2px solid #48cb6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48cb6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 203 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48cb6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cb6e, #48cbaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48cb6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 203 110 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.14 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.28 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.98 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.09 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.33 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.49 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.12 #b73491 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#48cb6e  rgb(72, 203, 110)  hsl(137, 56%, 54%)  Emerald
#cb48a5  rgb(203, 72, 165)  hsl(317, 56%, 54%)  Mulberry
#6e48cb  rgb(110, 72, 203)  hsl(257, 56%, 54%)  Iris
#cb6e48  rgb(203, 110, 72)  hsl(17, 56%, 54%)  Burnt Sienna