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#48E07D Color

#48E07D is rgb(72, 224, 125) in RGB, hsl(141, 71%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 44%, 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 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48E07D
HEX#48E07D
RGBrgb(72, 224, 125)
HSLhsl(141, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(141, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 44%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.188 151)
LABlab(79.68% -57.58 36.30)
LCHlch(79.68% 68.07 147.77)

What #48E07D 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 #48E07D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.12Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 5.46Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.84Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.42Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 13.45Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.12

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

#48E07D Channel Values

How #48E07D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 71% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48E07D 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48E07D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48E07D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48E07D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48E07D
Complementary
#E048AB
Analogous
#5FE048
Analogous
#48E0C9
Triadic
#7D48E0
Triadic
#E07D48
Split comp.
#C948E0
Split comp.
#E0485F

Tints & Shades of #48E07D

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

#62E490
#78E89F
#92EDB2
#ACF1C4
#C6F5D7
#DCF9E6

Shades

#25DA64
#20BC56
#1A9946
#147636
#0E5326
#093418

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48E07D.

How #48E07D 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#48E07D
Protanopia#D0D07E
Protanomaly#AAD67E
Deuteranopia#BFBF82
Deuteranomaly#9DCD80
Tritanopia#66D7D7
Tritanomaly#5CDABA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48E07D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48e07d: #48E07D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48E07D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48e07d': '#48E07D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.878, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_48e07d">#48E07D</color>
SVG fillfill="#48E07D"

More Green Colors

#48E07D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#48E07D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48E07D?

#48E07D is a mid-tone green — rgb(72, 224, 125) in RGB and hsl(141, 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 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #48E07D?

#48E07D is rgb(72, 224, 125) — red 72, green 224, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48E07D?

#48E07D converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 44%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48E07D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48E07D scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48E07D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48E07D 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 13.45, which is visibly different.

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