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#48ba78 color: Esmeralda

#48ba78 is rgb(72, 186, 120) in RGB and oklch(70.702% 0.14198 154.714) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

70.7%
0.142
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #48ba78

#48ba78 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Esmeralda (#45be76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48ba78 mixed with white

  1. 48ba78
  2. 60c185
  3. 74c893
  4. 87cfa0
  5. 99d6ad
  6. abddbb
  7. bce4c8
  8. cdebd6
  9. def2e3
  10. eef8f1

Darker: #48ba78 mixed with black

  1. 48ba78
  2. 3da167
  3. 338957
  4. 297248
  5. 1f5c39
  6. 16462a
  7. 0d321d
  8. 061e10
  9. 020d05
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48ba78 with less saturation

  1. 48ba78
  2. 56b87c
  3. 61b581
  4. 6cb385
  5. 75b189
  6. 7dae8d
  7. 85ac91
  8. 8ca995
  9. 93a699
  10. 9aa39d

Questions about #48ba78

What color is #48ba78?

#48ba78 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Esmeralda. In RGB it is rgb(72, 186, 120), in HSL hsl(145.26, 45.24%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.702% 0.14198 154.714).

What colors go well with #48ba78?

The complementary color of #48ba78 is #d67cc4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8daf42 and #00bcac. The triadic partners are #8798f8 and #eb7d62.

Is white or black text more readable on #48ba78?

Black text reads better on #48ba78: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48ba78 a warm or cool color?

#48ba78 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.142.