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#48aa8a color: Laurel Wreath

#48aa8a is rgb(72, 170, 138) in RGB and oklch(67.065% 0.10444 168.747) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

67.1%
0.104
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #48aa8a

#48aa8a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 67.1% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.84:1 contrast and black text 7.39:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Laurel Wreath (#52a786). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #48aa8a mixed with white

  1. 48aa8a
  2. 5eb395
  3. 72bba0
  4. 85c4ac
  5. 97ccb7
  6. a9d5c3
  7. baddcf
  8. cbe6db
  9. ddeee7
  10. eef7f3

Darker: #48aa8a mixed with black

  1. 48aa8a
  2. 3d9377
  3. 337d65
  4. 296853
  5. 1f5342
  6. 163f32
  7. 0d2d22
  8. 061b14
  9. 020b07
  10. 000101

Calmer: #48aa8a with less saturation

  1. 48aa8a
  2. 54a88b
  3. 5da68c
  4. 66a48d
  5. 6ea28f
  6. 76a090
  7. 7d9e91
  8. 839c92
  9. 8a9a93
  10. 909894

Questions about #48aa8a

What color is #48aa8a?

#48aa8a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Laurel Wreath. In RGB it is rgb(72, 170, 138), in HSL hsl(160.41, 40.5%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.065% 0.10444 168.747).

What colors go well with #48aa8a?

The complementary color of #48aa8a is #c57aa0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74a565 and #2ba9ad. The triadic partners are #938bd2 and #c9815a.

Is white or black text more readable on #48aa8a?

Black text reads better on #48aa8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and black gives 7.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48aa8a a warm or cool color?

#48aa8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 67.1% and its chroma 0.104.