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#48CF66

#48cf66 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48cf66 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 81.18% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.72% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 133.33°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4696

Complementary

  1. #48cf66
  2. #cf48b1

Split complementary

  1. #48cf66
  2. #a948cf
  3. #cf486e

Analogous

  1. #6ecf48
  2. #48cf66
  3. #48cfa9

Triadic

  1. #48cf66
  2. #6648cf
  3. #cf6648

Tetradic

  1. #48cf66
  2. #48b1cf
  3. #cf48b1
  4. #cf6648

Square

  1. #48cf66
  2. #486ecf
  3. #cf48b1
  4. #cfa948

Monochromatic

  1. #1a642b
  2. #2aa044
  3. #48cf66
  4. #85df99
  5. #c1efcb

Shades

#48cf66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48cf66
  2. #41ba5c
  3. #3aa652
  4. #329147
  5. #2b7c3d
  6. #246833
  7. #1d5329
  8. #163e1f
  9. #0e2914
  10. #07150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#48cf66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48cf66
  2. #5ad475
  3. #6dd985
  4. #7fdd94
  5. #91e2a3
  6. #a4e7b3
  7. #b6ecc2
  8. #c8f1d1
  9. #daf5e0
  10. #edfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48cf66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48cf66
  2. #4ec769
  3. #53bf6b
  4. #59b76e
  5. #5eaf70
  6. #64a873
  7. #6aa076
  8. #6f9878
  9. #75907b
  10. #7a887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bd5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b26e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19cbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc561 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebe6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32cc9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48cf66 {
  color: #48cf66;
}
Background
.bg-48cf66 {
  background-color: #48cf66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48cf66 {
  border: 2px solid #48cf66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48cf66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 207 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48cf66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cf66, #48cfa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48cf66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 207 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.03 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.30 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.99 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.11 #b73099 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#48cf66  rgb(72, 207, 102)  hsl(133, 58%, 55%)  Emerald
#cf48b1  rgb(207, 72, 177)  hsl(313, 58%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#6648cf  rgb(102, 72, 207)  hsl(253, 58%, 55%)  Iris
#cf6648  rgb(207, 102, 72)  hsl(13, 58%, 55%)  Terra Cotta