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#48E04D Color

#48E04D is rgb(72, 224, 77) in RGB, hsl(122, 71%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 66%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48E04D
HEX#48E04D
RGBrgb(72, 224, 77)
HSLhsl(122, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(122, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 66%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.227 143.5)
LABlab(79.23% -62.17 57.21)
LCHlch(79.23% 84.49 137.38)

What #48E04D 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 #48E04D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 7.05Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 7.15Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.21SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.65Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 10.62Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 12.41

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

#48E04D Channel Values

How #48E04D 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 224 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 71% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48E04D 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48E04D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48E04D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48E04D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48E04D
Complementary
#E048DB
Analogous
#8FE048
Analogous
#48E099
Triadic
#4D48E0
Triadic
#E04D48
Split comp.
#9948E0
Split comp.
#E0488F

Tints & Shades of #48E04D

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

#62E466
#78E87C
#92ED95
#ACF1AE
#C6F5C8
#DCF9DD

Shades

#25DA2B
#20BC25
#1A991E
#147617
#0E5310
#09340A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48E04D.

How #48E04D 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#48E04D
Protanopia#D0D04F
Protanomaly#AAD64E
Deuteranopia#BFBF56
Deuteranomaly#9DCD53
Tritanopia#6CD4D4
Tritanomaly#60D9AF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48E04D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48e04d: #48E04D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48E04D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48e04d': '#48E04D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.878, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_48e04d">#48E04D</color>
SVG fillfill="#48E04D"

More Green Colors

#48E04D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#48E04D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48E04D?

#48E04D is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 224, 77) in RGB and hsl(122, 71%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #48E04D?

#48E04D is rgb(72, 224, 77) — red 72, green 224, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48E04D?

#48E04D converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 66%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48E04D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48E04D scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48E04D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48E04D 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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