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#48AD61 Color

#48AD61 is rgb(72, 173, 97) in RGB, hsl(135, 41%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 44%, 32%) 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 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48AD61
HEX#48AD61
RGBrgb(72, 173, 97)
HSLhsl(135, 41%, 48%)
HSVhsv(135, 58%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 44%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.146 149.1)
LABlab(63.45% -43.39 29.84)
LCHlch(63.45% 52.66 145.48)

What #48AD61 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 #48AD61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.88GO Green#00AB66ΔE 9.52Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.33Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 10.33Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.85Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.19

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

#48AD61 Channel Values

How #48AD61 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 173 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 41% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 58% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48AD61 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48AD61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48AD61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48AD61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48AD61
Complementary
#AD4893
Analogous
#61AD48
Analogous
#48AD93
Triadic
#6148AD
Triadic
#AD6148
Split comp.
#9348AD
Split comp.
#AD4861

Tints & Shades of #48AD61

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

#5DBB75
#76C68A
#90D0A0
#ACDCB8
#C5E7CE
#DFF1E3

Shades

#3F9755
#357E47
#2C683B
#23532F
#1A3D22
#0F2414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48AD61.

How #48AD61 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#48AD61
Protanopia#A1A162
Protanomaly#87A661
Deuteranopia#959565
Deuteranomaly#7D9F63
Tritanopia#5AA6A6
Tritanomaly#54A98F
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48AD61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48ad61: #48AD61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48AD61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48ad61': '#48AD61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.678, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_48ad61">#48AD61</color>
SVG fillfill="#48AD61"

More Green Colors

#48AD61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#48AD61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48AD61?

#48AD61 is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 173, 97) in RGB and hsl(135, 41%, 48%) 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 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #48AD61?

#48AD61 is rgb(72, 173, 97) — red 72, green 173, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48AD61?

#48AD61 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 44%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48AD61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48AD61 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48AD61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48AD61 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 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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