What color is #48B833?

#48B833 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48B833?

The RGB value is 72, 184, 51: 72 red, 184 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48B833?

The complementary color is #A333B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48B833?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48B833 color

#48B833 rgb(72, 184, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #48B833 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 72.2% green and 20% blue (72, 184, 51).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 57% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#48B833 color codes

HEX	`#48B833`
RGB	`rgb(72, 184, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 72.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 57%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 72%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 72%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, -55.93, 55.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 78.49, 135.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.41, 35.896, 8.984)`
Decimal	`4765747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48B833, 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 #48B833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48B833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #48B833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48b833; }
.text { color: #48b833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48b833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 184 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48b833, #33b861); }

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Questions

What color is #48B833?: #48B833 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48B833?: The RGB value is 72, 184, 51: 72 red, 184 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48B833?: The complementary color is #A333B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48B833?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.