What color is #48B28B?

#48B28B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48B28B?

The RGB value is 72, 178, 139: 72 red, 178 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48B28B?

The complementary color is #B2486F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48B28B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48B28B color

#48B28B rgb(72, 178, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #48B28B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 69.8% green and 54.5% blue (72, 178, 139).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 42% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#48B28B color codes

HEX	`#48B28B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 178, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 69.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 42%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -39.93, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 41.4, 164.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.251, 35.08, 29.967)`
Decimal	`4764299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48B28B, 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 #48B28B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48B28B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #48B28B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48b28b; }
.text { color: #48b28b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48b28b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 178 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48b28b, #48a4b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48B28B?: #48B28B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48B28B?: The RGB value is 72, 178, 139: 72 red, 178 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48B28B?: The complementary color is #B2486F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48B28B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.