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#48E06E Color

#48E06E is rgb(72, 224, 110) in RGB, hsl(135, 71%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 51%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48E06E
HEX#48E06E
RGBrgb(72, 224, 110)
HSLhsl(135, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(135, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 51%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.201 148)
LABlab(79.51% -59.28 43.26)
LCHlch(79.51% 73.38 143.88)

What #48E06E 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 #48E06E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.29Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.17Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.47Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.21Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.46Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 16.18

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

#48E06E Channel Values

How #48E06E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 71% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48E06E 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48E06E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48E06E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48E06E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48E06E
Complementary
#E048BA
Analogous
#6EE048
Analogous
#48E0BA
Triadic
#6E48E0
Triadic
#E06E48
Split comp.
#BA48E0
Split comp.
#E0486E

Tints & Shades of #48E06E

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

#62E483
#78E894
#92EDA9
#ACF1BD
#C6F5D2
#DCF9E3

Shades

#25DA52
#20BC47
#1A993A
#14762C
#0E531F
#093414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48E06E.

How #48E06E 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#48E06E
Protanopia#D0D06F
Protanomaly#AAD66F
Deuteranopia#BFBF74
Deuteranomaly#9DCD72
Tritanopia#69D6D6
Tritanomaly#5DDAB6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48E06E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48e06e: #48E06E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48E06E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48e06e': '#48E06E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.878, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_48e06e">#48E06E</color>
SVG fillfill="#48E06E"

More Green Colors

#48E06E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#48E06E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48E06E?

#48E06E is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 224, 110) in RGB and hsl(135, 71%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.29.

What is the RGB value of #48E06E?

#48E06E is rgb(72, 224, 110) — red 72, green 224, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48E06E?

#48E06E converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 51%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48E06E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48E06E scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48E06E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48E06E 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.18, which is visibly different.

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