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#48c87d color: Paris Green

#48c87d is rgb(72, 200, 125) in RGB and oklch(74.368% 0.1565 154) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

74.4%
0.156
154°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #48c87d

#48c87d is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Paris Green (#50c87c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48c87d mixed with white

  1. 48c87d
  2. 61ce8a
  3. 76d497
  4. 89d9a4
  5. 9cdfb1
  6. ade5be
  7. beeacb
  8. ceefd8
  9. dff5e5
  10. effaf2

Darker: #48c87d mixed with black

  1. 48c87d
  2. 3dae6c
  3. 33945b
  4. 297b4b
  5. 1f633b
  6. 164c2c
  7. 0d361e
  8. 062111
  9. 020f05
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48c87d with less saturation

  1. 48c87d
  2. 58c682
  3. 65c387
  4. 71c08c
  5. 7bbe91
  6. 85bb96
  7. 8eb89a
  8. 96b59f
  9. 9db2a3
  10. a5afa7

Questions about #48c87d

What color is #48c87d?

#48c87d is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Paris Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 200, 125), in HSL hsl(144.84, 53.78%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.368% 0.1565 154).

What colors go well with #48c87d?

The complementary color of #48c87d is #e683d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #98bc3e and #00cab7. The triadic partners are #8ea2ff and #ff8367.

Is white or black text more readable on #48c87d?

Black text reads better on #48c87d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48c87d a warm or cool color?

#48c87d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.156.