What color is #48E7B9?

#48E7B9 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48E7B9?

The RGB value is 72, 231, 185: 72 red, 231 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48E7B9?

The complementary color is #E74876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48E7B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48E7B9 color

#48E7B9 rgb(72, 231, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #48E7B9 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 90.6% green and 72.5% blue (72, 231, 185).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 77% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#48E7B9 color codes

HEX	`#48E7B9`
RGB	`rgb(72, 231, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 90.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 77%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 69%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.93, -51.72, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.93, 52.78, 168.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.001, 62.028, 55.754)`
Decimal	`4777913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48E7B9, 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 #48E7B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48E7B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #48E7B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48e7b9; }
.text { color: #48e7b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48e7b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 231 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48e7b9, #48c5e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48E7B9?: #48E7B9 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48E7B9?: The RGB value is 72, 231, 185: 72 red, 231 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48E7B9?: The complementary color is #E74876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48E7B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.