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#048e50 color: Moss

#048e50 is rgb(4, 142, 80) in RGB and oklch(56.833% 0.1402 154.753) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

56.8%
0.140
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Forest green
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #048e50

#048e50 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moss (#009051). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #048e50 mixed with white

  1. 048e50
  2. 369961
  3. 52a572
  4. 69b083
  5. 80bb94
  6. 95c7a5
  7. abd2b7
  8. c0ddc8
  9. d5e8da
  10. eaf4ed

Darker: #048e50 mixed with black

  1. 048e50
  2. 037b44
  3. 026839
  4. 01562e
  5. 014424
  6. 00341a
  7. 002410
  8. 001507
  9. 000702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #048e50 with less saturation

  1. 048e50
  2. 258c54
  3. 358a59
  4. 42885d
  5. 4c8661
  6. 558365
  7. 5c8168
  8. 647f6c
  9. 6a7c70
  10. 717973

Questions about #048e50

What color is #048e50?

#048e50 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Moss. In RGB it is rgb(4, 142, 80), in HSL hsl(153.04, 94.52%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.833% 0.1402 154.753).

What colors go well with #048e50?

The complementary color of #048e50 is #a75398. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #658407 and #008d80. The triadic partners are #606dc8 and #ba533a.

Is white or black text more readable on #048e50?

White text reads better on #048e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #048e50 a warm or cool color?

#048e50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.14.