What color is #48FFA3?

#48FFA3 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48FFA3?

The RGB value is 72, 255, 163: 72 red, 255 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48FFA3?

The complementary color is #FF48A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48FFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48FFA3 color

#48FFA3 rgb(72, 255, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #48FFA3 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 100% green and 63.9% blue (72, 255, 163).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Green (#56FCA2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#48FFA3 color codes

HEX	`#48FFA3`
RGB	`rgb(72, 255, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 100%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.64, -65.55, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.64, 72.58, 154.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.039, 75.537, 46.85)`
Decimal	`4784035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48FFA3, 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 #48FFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48FFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #48FFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48ffa3; }
.text { color: #48ffa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48ffa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 255 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48ffa3, #48fffe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #48FFA3?: #48FFA3 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48FFA3?: The RGB value is 72, 255, 163: 72 red, 255 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48FFA3?: The complementary color is #FF48A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48FFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.