#48a279

Color #48a279

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#48a279

RGB

rgb(72, 162, 121)

HSL

hsl(152.7, 38.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(152.7, 55.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 0%, 25.3%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(60.42, -36.85, 13.35)

LCH

lch(60.42, 39.19, 160.09)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1071, 161.43)

HWB

hwb(152.7, 28.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a24871

Analogous

#48a24c

#48a279

#489ea2

Triadic

#48a279

#7948a2

#a27948

Split-complementary

#48a279

#a2489e

#a24c48

Tetradic

#48a279

#4871a2

#a24871

#a27948

Square

#48a279

#4c48a2

#a24871

#9ea248

Shades

Color #48a279 mixed toward black.

#3c8765

#306c51

#24513d

#183628

#0c1b14

Tints

Color #48a279 mixed toward white.

#60b890

#80c6a6

#9fd5bc

#bfe3d3

#dff1e9

Tones

Color #48a279 mixed toward gray.

#4f9b78

#579378

#5f8c77

#668476

#6e7d76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a84 · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#746d87 · ΔE 34.3

Tritanopia

#508d8e · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48a279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48a279]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#48a279 (#48a279) is rgb(72, 162, 121) in RGB.

No, #48a279 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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