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#48D488

#48d488 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48d488 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 83.14% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.85% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 147.43°, with 61.95% saturation and 55.69% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5024

Complementary

  1. #48d488
  2. #d44894

Split complementary

  1. #48d488
  2. #ce48d4
  3. #d4484e

Analogous

  1. #4ed448
  2. #48d488
  3. #48d4ce

Triadic

  1. #48d488
  2. #8848d4
  3. #d48848

Tetradic

  1. #48d488
  2. #4894d4
  3. #d44894
  4. #d48848

Square

  1. #48d488
  2. #484ed4
  3. #d44894
  4. #d4ce48

Monochromatic

  1. #196a3e
  2. #27a862
  3. #48d488
  4. #86e3b0
  5. #c4f1d9

Shades

#48d488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48d488
  2. #41bf7a
  3. #3aaa6d
  4. #32945f
  5. #2b7f52
  6. #246a44
  7. #1d5536
  8. #164029
  9. #0e2a1b
  10. #07150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#48d488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48d488
  2. #5ad894
  3. #6ddda0
  4. #7fe1ac
  5. #91e5b8
  6. #a4eac4
  7. #b6eecf
  8. #c8f2db
  9. #daf6e7
  10. #edfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48d488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48d488
  2. #4ecc87
  3. #53c386
  4. #59bb86
  5. #5eb285
  6. #64aa84
  7. #6aa283
  8. #6f9982
  9. #759182
  10. #7a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c483 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b78d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adca85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fc38b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24d3ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48d488 {
  color: #48d488;
}
Background
.bg-48d488 {
  background-color: #48d488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48d488 {
  border: 2px solid #48d488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48d488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 212 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 62% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48d488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48d488, #48d4ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48d488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 212 136 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.44 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.40 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.84 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.36 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.61 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.64 #b72b77 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Emerald
#48d488  rgb(72, 212, 136)  hsl(147, 62%, 56%)  Emerald
#d44894  rgb(212, 72, 148)  hsl(327, 62%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8848d4  rgb(136, 72, 212)  hsl(267, 62%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#d48848  rgb(212, 136, 72)  hsl(27, 62%, 56%)  Peru