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#48bd91 color: Bleached Olive

#48bd91 is rgb(72, 189, 145) in RGB and oklch(72.036% 0.12417 164.883) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

72%
0.124
165°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #48bd91

#48bd91 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 165°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.96:1, 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: #48bd91 mixed with white

  1. 48bd91
  2. 60c49c
  3. 75cba6
  4. 88d1b1
  5. 9ad8bc
  6. acdfc7
  7. bde5d2
  8. cdecdd
  9. def2e8
  10. eff9f4

Darker: #48bd91 mixed with black

  1. 48bd91
  2. 3da47d
  3. 338c6a
  4. 297458
  5. 1f5d46
  6. 164735
  7. 0d3325
  8. 061f15
  9. 020d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48bd91 with less saturation

  1. 48bd91
  2. 57bb93
  3. 63b995
  4. 6eb697
  5. 77b499
  6. 80b29b
  7. 88af9d
  8. 90ad9f
  9. 97aaa1
  10. 9ea7a3

Questions about #48bd91

What color is #48bd91?

#48bd91 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Bleached Olive. In RGB it is rgb(72, 189, 145), in HSL hsl(157.44, 46.99%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.036% 0.12417 164.883).

What colors go well with #48bd91?

The complementary color of #48bd91 is #db84b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82b664 and #00bcbd. The triadic partners are #9d99ef and #e58a61.

Is white or black text more readable on #48bd91?

Black text reads better on #48bd91: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48bd91 a warm or cool color?

#48bd91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 165 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.124.