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#48cb89 color: Paris Green

#48cb89 is rgb(72, 203, 137) in RGB and oklch(75.373% 0.14964 157.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

75.4%
0.150
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #48cb89

#48cb89 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.18:1, 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: #48cb89 mixed with white

  1. 48cb89
  2. 61d195
  3. 77d6a0
  4. 8adbac
  5. 9ce1b8
  6. aee6c3
  7. bfebcf
  8. cff0db
  9. dff5e7
  10. effaf3

Darker: #48cb89 mixed with black

  1. 48cb89
  2. 3db076
  3. 339664
  4. 297d53
  5. 1f6542
  6. 164d31
  7. 0d3722
  8. 062214
  9. 020f07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cb89 with less saturation

  1. 48cb89
  2. 59c98d
  3. 67c691
  4. 73c395
  5. 7dc199
  6. 87be9d
  7. 90bba0
  8. 98b8a4
  9. a0b5a8
  10. a8b2ab

Questions about #48cb89

What color is #48cb89?

#48cb89 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Paris Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 203, 137), in HSL hsl(149.77, 55.74%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.373% 0.14964 157.495).

What colors go well with #48cb89?

The complementary color of #48cb89 is #eb88d1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94c050 and #00ccc0. The triadic partners are #99a4ff and #fe8a67.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cb89?

Black text reads better on #48cb89: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cb89 a warm or cool color?

#48cb89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.15.