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#48bc8f color: Bleached Olive

#48bc8f is rgb(72, 188, 143) in RGB and oklch(71.735% 0.12445 164.201) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

71.7%
0.124
164°
  • 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
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #48bc8f

#48bc8f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55bb88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48bc8f mixed with white

  1. 48bc8f
  2. 60c39a
  3. 75caa5
  4. 88d1b0
  5. 9ad7bb
  6. abdec6
  7. bde5d1
  8. cdebdc
  9. def2e8
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #48bc8f mixed with black

  1. 48bc8f
  2. 3da37c
  3. 338b69
  4. 297357
  5. 1f5d45
  6. 164734
  7. 0d3224
  8. 061f15
  9. 020d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48bc8f with less saturation

  1. 48bc8f
  2. 56ba91
  3. 63b893
  4. 6db595
  5. 77b397
  6. 7fb19a
  7. 87ae9c
  8. 8fac9e
  9. 96a9a0
  10. 9da6a2

Questions about #48bc8f

What color is #48bc8f?

#48bc8f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Bleached Olive. In RGB it is rgb(72, 188, 143), in HSL hsl(156.72, 46.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.735% 0.12445 164.201).

What colors go well with #48bc8f?

The complementary color of #48bc8f is #da83b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #83b562 and #00bbbb. The triadic partners are #9b98ef and #e48960.

Is white or black text more readable on #48bc8f?

Black text reads better on #48bc8f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48bc8f a warm or cool color?

#48bc8f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.124.