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#48CBA0 Color

#48CBA0 is rgb(72, 203, 160) in RGB, hsl(160, 56%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 21%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48CBA0
HEX#48CBA0
RGBrgb(72, 203, 160)
HSLhsl(160, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(160, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 21%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.131 167.5)
LABlab(73.79% -45.05 10.52)
LCHlch(73.79% 46.27 166.86)

What #48CBA0 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 #48CBA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.34Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.16Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.98Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.75Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.68Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.72

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

#48CBA0 Channel Values

How #48CBA0 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 203 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 56% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48CBA0 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48CBA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48CBA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48CBA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48CBA0
Complementary
#CB4874
Analogous
#48CB5E
Analogous
#48B5CB
Triadic
#A048CB
Triadic
#CBA048
Split comp.
#CB48B5
Split comp.
#CB5E48

Tints & Shades of #48CBA0

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

#60D2AC
#7CDABB
#94E1C7
#ABE7D3
#C3EEE0
#DFF6EE

Shades

#35BB8E
#2D9F79
#258364
#1C634C
#144836
#0C2C21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48CBA0.

How #48CBA0 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#48CBA0
Protanopia#BDBDA0
Protanomaly#9BC3A0
Deuteranopia#AEAEA3
Deuteranomaly#90BAA2
Tritanopia#57C6C6
Tritanomaly#52C8B8
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48CBA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48cba0: #48CBA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48CBA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48cba0': '#48CBA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.796, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_48cba0">#48CBA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#48CBA0"

More Green Colors

#48CBA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#48CBA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48CBA0?

#48CBA0 is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 203, 160) in RGB and hsl(160, 56%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #48CBA0?

#48CBA0 is rgb(72, 203, 160) — red 72, green 203, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48CBA0?

#48CBA0 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 21%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48CBA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48CBA0 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48CBA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48CBA0 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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