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#48720e color: Forest Empress

#48720e is rgb(72, 114, 14) in RGB and oklch(50.216% 0.13099 131.078) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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85°
100%

50.2%
0.131
131°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #48720e

#48720e is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.69:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3d7016). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #48720e mixed with white

  1. 48720e
  2. 598030
  3. 6a8d48
  4. 7c9b5f
  5. 8ea976
  6. a0b78c
  7. b2c5a3
  8. c5d4b9
  9. d8e2d0
  10. ebf0e7

Darker: #48720e mixed with black

  1. 48720e
  2. 3d620b
  3. 335307
  4. 294405
  5. 1f3603
  6. 162802
  7. 0d1b01
  8. 060e00
  9. 020400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #48720e with less saturation

  1. 48720e
  2. 4b711f
  3. 4e702b
  4. 516e34
  5. 546d3c
  6. 576c44
  7. 596a4b
  8. 5c6951
  9. 5f6758
  10. 61655e

Questions about #48720e

What color is #48720e?

#48720e is bright lime. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(72, 114, 14), in HSL hsl(85.2, 78.13%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.216% 0.13099 131.078).

What colors go well with #48720e?

The complementary color of #48720e is #7c4b9a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #746400 and #007a4a. The triadic partners are #1b66ab and #a03e51.

Is white or black text more readable on #48720e?

White text reads better on #48720e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48720e a warm or cool color?

#48720e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.131.