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#48CC71

#48cc71 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48cc71 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 80% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.61% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 138.64°, with 56.41% saturation and 54.12% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4576

Complementary

  1. #48cc71
  2. #cc48a3

Split complementary

  1. #48cc71
  2. #b348cc
  3. #cc4861

Analogous

  1. #61cc48
  2. #48cc71
  3. #48ccb3

Triadic

  1. #48cc71
  2. #7148cc
  3. #cc7148

Tetradic

  1. #48cc71
  2. #48a3cc
  3. #cc48a3
  4. #cc7148

Square

  1. #48cc71
  2. #4861cc
  3. #cc48a3
  4. #ccb348

Monochromatic

  1. #1b6030
  2. #2b9c4e
  3. #48cc71
  4. #84dd9f
  5. #c0edce

Shades

#48cc71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48cc71
  2. #41b866
  3. #3aa35a
  4. #328f4f
  5. #2b7a44
  6. #246639
  7. #1d522d
  8. #163d22
  9. #0e2917
  10. #07140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#48cc71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48cc71
  2. #5ad17f
  3. #6dd68d
  4. #7fdb9c
  5. #91e0aa
  6. #a4e6b8
  7. #b6ebc6
  8. #c8f0d4
  9. #daf5e3
  10. #edfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48cc71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48cc71
  2. #4ec473
  3. #53bd74
  4. #59b576
  5. #5eae77
  6. #64a679
  7. #6a9e7a
  8. #6f977c
  9. #758f7d
  10. #7a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95be9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbb6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb077 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #11c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c26d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bbc75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30ca9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48cc71 {
  color: #48cc71;
}
Background
.bg-48cc71 {
  background-color: #48cc71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48cc71 {
  border: 2px solid #48cc71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48cc71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 204 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48cc71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cc71, #48ccb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48cc71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 204 113 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.92 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.56 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.94 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.25 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.52 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.71 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.07 #b7338e Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#48cc71  rgb(72, 204, 113)  hsl(139, 56%, 54%)  Emerald
#cc48a3  rgb(204, 72, 163)  hsl(319, 56%, 54%)  Mulberry
#7148cc  rgb(113, 72, 204)  hsl(259, 56%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#cc7148  rgb(204, 113, 72)  hsl(19, 56%, 54%)  Burnt Sienna