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#48bc8d color: Aragon Green

#48bc8d is rgb(72, 188, 141) in RGB and oklch(71.685% 0.12608 163.186) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

71.7%
0.126
163°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #48bc8d

#48bc8d is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.85:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48bc8d mixed with white

  1. 48bc8d
  2. 60c398
  3. 75caa3
  4. 88d1ae
  5. 9ad7ba
  6. abdec5
  7. bce5d0
  8. cdebdc
  9. def2e7
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #48bc8d mixed with black

  1. 48bc8d
  2. 3da37a
  3. 338b67
  4. 297355
  5. 1f5d44
  6. 164733
  7. 0d3223
  8. 061f14
  9. 020d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48bc8d with less saturation

  1. 48bc8d
  2. 56ba8f
  3. 62b892
  4. 6db594
  5. 77b396
  6. 7fb098
  7. 87ae9b
  8. 8fab9d
  9. 96a99f
  10. 9da6a1

Questions about #48bc8d

What color is #48bc8d?

#48bc8d is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aragon Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 188, 141), in HSL hsl(155.69, 46.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.685% 0.12608 163.186).

What colors go well with #48bc8d?

The complementary color of #48bc8d is #da82b8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84b45f and #00bcb9. The triadic partners are #9998f0 and #e58861.

Is white or black text more readable on #48bc8d?

Black text reads better on #48bc8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48bc8d a warm or cool color?

#48bc8d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.126.