What color is #48B982?

#48B982 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48B982?

The RGB value is 72, 185, 130: 72 red, 185 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48B982?

The complementary color is #B9487F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48B982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48B982 color

#48B982 rgb(72, 185, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #48B982 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 72.5% green and 51% blue (72, 185, 130).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#48B982 color codes

HEX	`#48B982`
RGB	`rgb(72, 185, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 72.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, -44.91, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 48.62, 157.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.049, 37.685, 27.121)`
Decimal	`4766082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48B982, 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 #48B982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48B982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #48B982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48b982; }
.text { color: #48b982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48b982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 185 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48b982, #48b8b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48B982?: #48B982 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48B982?: The RGB value is 72, 185, 130: 72 red, 185 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48B982?: The complementary color is #B9487F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48B982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.