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#48a375 color: Tropical Tone

#48a375 is rgb(72, 163, 117) in RGB and oklch(64.743% 0.11207 158.853) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

64.7%
0.112
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #48a375

#48a375 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.77:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropical Tone (#50a074). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #48a375 mixed with white

  1. 48a375
  2. 5dac82
  3. 71b58f
  4. 83bf9d
  5. 95c8aa
  6. a7d1b8
  7. b9dac6
  8. cae3d4
  9. dcede2
  10. edf6f1

Darker: #48a375 mixed with black

  1. 48a375
  2. 3d8d65
  3. 337855
  4. 296346
  5. 1f4f37
  6. 163c29
  7. 0d2a1c
  8. 06190f
  9. 020a05
  10. 000101

Calmer: #48a375 with less saturation

  1. 48a375
  2. 52a178
  3. 5b9f7a
  4. 639d7d
  5. 6a9b7f
  6. 719982
  7. 789784
  8. 7e9587
  9. 839389
  10. 89918c

Questions about #48a375

What color is #48a375?

#48a375 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Tropical Tone. In RGB it is rgb(72, 163, 117), in HSL hsl(149.67, 38.72%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.743% 0.11207 158.853).

What colors go well with #48a375?

The complementary color of #48a375 is #bb72a5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #799c4e and #01a49c. The triadic partners are #8086d2 and #c8755a.

Is white or black text more readable on #48a375?

Black text reads better on #48a375: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48a375 a warm or cool color?

#48a375 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.112.