What color is #48B38D?

#48B38D 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 #48B38D?

The RGB value is 72, 179, 141: 72 red, 179 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48B38D?

The complementary color is #B3486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48B38D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48B38D color

#48B38D rgb(72, 179, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #48B38D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 70.2% green and 55.3% blue (72, 179, 141).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#48B38D color codes

HEX	`#48B38D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 179, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 70.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, -39.91, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 41.23, 165.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.598, 35.539, 30.81)`
Decimal	`4764557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48B38D, 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 #48B38D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48B38D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #48B38D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48b38d; }
.text { color: #48b38d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48b38d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 179 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48b38d, #48a3b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48B38D?: #48B38D 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 #48B38D?: The RGB value is 72, 179, 141: 72 red, 179 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48B38D?: The complementary color is #B3486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48B38D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.