What color is #48A03D?

#48A03D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48A03D?

The RGB value is 72, 160, 61: 72 red, 160 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48A03D?

The complementary color is #953DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48A03D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48A03D color

#48A03D rgb(72, 160, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #48A03D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 62.7% green and 23.9% blue (72, 160, 61).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#48A03D color codes

HEX	`#48A03D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 160, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 62.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 62%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 62%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -46.02, 42.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 62.8, 137.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.085, 26.855, 8.75)`
Decimal	`4759613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48A03D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #48A03D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48A03D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #48A03D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48a03d; }
.text { color: #48a03d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48a03d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 160 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48a03d, #3da063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #48A03D?: #48A03D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48A03D?: The RGB value is 72, 160, 61: 72 red, 160 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48A03D?: The complementary color is #953DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48A03D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.