#48a585

Color #48a585

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#48a585

RGB

rgb(72, 165, 133)

HSL

hsl(159.4, 39.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.4, 56.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.4%, 0%, 19.4%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(61.64, -35.48, 8.36)

LCH

lch(61.64, 36.45, 166.74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1015, 167.83)

HWB

hwb(159.4, 28.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a54868

Analogous

#48a557

#48a585

#4896a5

Triadic

#48a585

#8548a5

#a58548

Split-complementary

#48a585

#a54896

#a55748

Tetradic

#48a585

#4868a5

#a54868

#a58548

Square

#48a585

#5748a5

#a54868

#96a548

Shades

Color #48a585 mixed toward black.

#3c8a6f

#306e59

#245343

#18372c

#0c1c16

Tints

Color #48a585 mixed toward white.

#61ba9b

#80c8af

#a0d6c3

#c0e3d7

#dff1eb

Tones

Color #48a585 mixed toward gray.

#509d83

#589680

#5f8e7e

#67867b

#6f7e79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7c8e · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#766f90 · ΔE 34.4

Tritanopia

#509495 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48a585;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48a585]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#48a585 (#48a585) is rgb(72, 165, 133) in RGB.

No, #48a585 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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