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#48bc88 color: Aragon Green

#48bc88 is rgb(72, 188, 136) in RGB and oklch(71.564% 0.13029 160.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

71.6%
0.130
161°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #48bc88

#48bc88 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aragon Green (#47ba87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48bc88 mixed with white

  1. 48bc88
  2. 60c394
  3. 75ca9f
  4. 88d1ab
  5. 9ad7b7
  6. abdec2
  7. bce5ce
  8. cdebda
  9. def2e6
  10. eff9f3

Darker: #48bc88 mixed with black

  1. 48bc88
  2. 3da375
  3. 338b63
  4. 297352
  5. 1f5d41
  6. 164731
  7. 0d3222
  8. 061f13
  9. 020d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48bc88 with less saturation

  1. 48bc88
  2. 56ba8b
  3. 62b78e
  4. 6db590
  5. 76b393
  6. 7fb096
  7. 87ae99
  8. 8fab9b
  9. 96a99e
  10. 9da6a0

Questions about #48bc88

What color is #48bc88?

#48bc88 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aragon Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 188, 136), in HSL hsl(153.1, 46.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.564% 0.13029 160.79).

What colors go well with #48bc88?

The complementary color of #48bc88 is #d981bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87b459 and #00bcb6. The triadic partners are #9599f3 and #e78561.

Is white or black text more readable on #48bc88?

Black text reads better on #48bc88: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48bc88 a warm or cool color?

#48bc88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.13.