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#48A35E Color

#48A35E is rgb(72, 163, 94) in RGB, hsl(135, 39%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 42%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48A35E
HEX#48A35E
RGBrgb(72, 163, 94)
HSLhsl(135, 39%, 46%)
HSVhsv(135, 56%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 42%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.134 149.2)
LABlab(60.23% -40.02 27.32)
LCHlch(60.23% 48.45 145.68)

What #48A35E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #48A35E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.57Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 9.91Spanish Green#009150ΔE 10.04May Green#4C9141ΔE 10.81Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.46GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#48A35E Channel Values

How #48A35E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 163 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 39% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 56% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48A35E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48A35E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48A35E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48A35E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48A35E
Complementary
#A3488C
Analogous
#5EA348
Analogous
#48A38C
Triadic
#5E48A3
Triadic
#A35E48
Split comp.
#8C48A3
Split comp.
#A3485E

Tints & Shades of #48A35E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58B670
#75C288
#8ECD9D
#AADAB6
#C3E5CB
#DFF1E4

Shades

#3E8E52
#357946
#2C6339
#224E2D
#193921
#102315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48A35E.

How #48A35E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#48A35E
Protanopia#98985F
Protanomaly#809D5E
Deuteranopia#8D8D61
Deuteranomaly#779660
Tritanopia#589C9C
Tritanomaly#529F88
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #48A35E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-48a35e: #48A35E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48A35E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48a35e': '#48A35E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.639, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_48a35e">#48A35E</color>
SVG fillfill="#48A35E"

More Green Colors

#48A35E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#48A35E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48A35E?

#48A35E is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 163, 94) in RGB and hsl(135, 39%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #48A35E?

#48A35E is rgb(72, 163, 94) — red 72, green 163, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48A35E?

#48A35E converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 42%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48A35E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48A35E scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48A35E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48A35E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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