What color is #48A86F?

#48A86F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48A86F?

The RGB value is 72, 168, 111: 72 red, 168 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48A86F?

The complementary color is #A84881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48A86F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48A86F color

#48A86F rgb(72, 168, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #48A86F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 65.9% green and 43.5% blue (72, 168, 111).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 40% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#48A86F color codes

HEX	`#48A86F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 168, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 65.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 40%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 57%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -41.56, 21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 46.64, 153)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.543, 30.529, 19.899)`
Decimal	`4761711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48A86F, 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 #48A86F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48A86F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #48A86F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48a86f; }
.text { color: #48a86f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48a86f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 168 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48a86f, #48a89f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48A86F?: #48A86F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48A86F?: The RGB value is 72, 168, 111: 72 red, 168 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48A86F?: The complementary color is #A84881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48A86F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.