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#48EFBA Color

#48EFBA is rgb(72, 239, 186) in RGB, hsl(161, 84%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 22%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48EFBA
HEX#48EFBA
RGBrgb(72, 239, 186)
HSLhsl(161, 84%, 61%)
HSVhsv(161, 70%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 22%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.156 167.2)
LABlab(85.15% -53.70 12.78)
LCHlch(85.15% 55.20 166.61)

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

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

#48EFBA Channel Values

How #48EFBA 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 239 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 84% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 70% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48EFBA 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #48EFBA

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #48EFBA

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

Shades

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

How #48EFBA 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#48EFBA
Protanopia#DEDEBB
Protanomaly#B5E5BA
Deuteranopia#CBCBBE
Deuteranomaly#A7DBBC
Tritanopia#5EE9E9
Tritanomaly#56ECD8
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48EFBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-48efba: #48EFBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48EFBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48efba': '#48EFBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.937, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_48efba">#48EFBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#48EFBA"

More Green Colors

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

#48EFBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48EFBA?

#48EFBA is a light green — rgb(72, 239, 186) in RGB and hsl(161, 84%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #48EFBA?

#48EFBA is rgb(72, 239, 186) — red 72, green 239, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48EFBA?

#48EFBA converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 22%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48EFBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48EFBA scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #48EFBA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.69, which is visibly different.

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