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#48ca85 color: Paris Green

#48ca85 is rgb(72, 202, 133) in RGB and oklch(75.036% 0.15189 156.281) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

75%
0.152
156°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #48ca85

#48ca85 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.06:1, 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: #48ca85 mixed with white

  1. 48ca85
  2. 61d091
  3. 77d59d
  4. 8adba9
  5. 9ce0b5
  6. ade6c1
  7. beebce
  8. cff0da
  9. dff5e6
  10. effaf3

Darker: #48ca85 mixed with black

  1. 48ca85
  2. 3daf73
  3. 339561
  4. 297c50
  5. 1f6440
  6. 164d30
  7. 0d3721
  8. 062213
  9. 020f06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48ca85 with less saturation

  1. 48ca85
  2. 59c889
  3. 66c58e
  4. 72c292
  5. 7dc096
  6. 86bd9a
  7. 8fba9e
  8. 97b7a2
  9. 9fb4a6
  10. a7b1aa

Questions about #48ca85

What color is #48ca85?

#48ca85 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Paris Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 202, 133), in HSL hsl(148.15, 55.08%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.036% 0.15189 156.281).

What colors go well with #48ca85?

The complementary color of #48ca85 is #e986d2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96bf4a and #00ccbd. The triadic partners are #95a4ff and #fe8867.

Is white or black text more readable on #48ca85?

Black text reads better on #48ca85: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48ca85 a warm or cool color?

#48ca85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.152.