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#48D289

#48d289 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48d289 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 82.35% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.76% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 148.26°, with 60.53% saturation and 55.29% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #48d289
  2. #d24891

Split complementary

  1. #48d289
  2. #ce48d2
  3. #d2484c

Analogous

  1. #4cd248
  2. #48d289
  3. #48d2ce

Triadic

  1. #48d289
  2. #8948d2
  3. #d28948

Tetradic

  1. #48d289
  2. #4891d2
  3. #d24891
  4. #d28948

Square

  1. #48d289
  2. #484cd2
  3. #d24891
  4. #d2ce48

Monochromatic

  1. #19683e
  2. #29a563
  3. #48d289
  4. #85e1b1
  5. #c3f0d8

Shades

#48d289 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48d289
  2. #41bd7b
  3. #3aa86e
  4. #329360
  5. #2b7e52
  6. #246945
  7. #1d5437
  8. #163f29
  9. #0e2a1b
  10. #07150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#48d289 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48d289
  2. #5ad795
  3. #6ddba1
  4. #7fe0ac
  5. #91e4b8
  6. #a4e9c4
  7. #b6edd0
  8. #c8f2dc
  9. #daf6e7
  10. #edfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48d289 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48d289
  2. #4eca88
  3. #53c287
  4. #59b986
  5. #5eb185
  6. #64a985
  7. #6aa184
  8. #6f9983
  9. #759082
  10. #7a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c284 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb58e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc986 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dc18c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25d1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48d289 {
  color: #48d289;
}
Background
.bg-48d289 {
  background-color: #48d289;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48d289 {
  border: 2px solid #48d289;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48d289;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 210 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48d289 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48d289, #48d2ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48d289 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 210 137 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.32 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.84 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.46 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.54 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.97 #b72d76 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Emerald
#48d289  rgb(72, 210, 137)  hsl(148, 61%, 55%)  Emerald
#d24891  rgb(210, 72, 145)  hsl(328, 61%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8948d2  rgb(137, 72, 210)  hsl(268, 61%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#d28948  rgb(210, 137, 72)  hsl(28, 61%, 55%)  Peru