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#48cd9a color: Mint Jelly

#48cd9a is rgb(72, 205, 154) in RGB and oklch(76.264% 0.13783 163.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

76.3%
0.138
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #48cd9a

#48cd9a is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48cd9a mixed with white

  1. 48cd9a
  2. 62d2a4
  3. 77d8ae
  4. 8bddb8
  5. 9de2c2
  6. aee7cc
  7. bfecd6
  8. cff1e0
  9. dff6ea
  10. effaf5

Darker: #48cd9a mixed with black

  1. 48cd9a
  2. 3db285
  3. 339871
  4. 297e5e
  5. 1f664b
  6. 164e39
  7. 0d3827
  8. 062317
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cd9a with less saturation

  1. 48cd9a
  2. 5acb9c
  3. 68c89f
  4. 74c6a1
  5. 7fc3a4
  6. 89c0a6
  7. 92bda9
  8. 9bbbab
  9. a3b8ad
  10. aab5af

Questions about #48cd9a

What color is #48cd9a?

#48cd9a is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 205, 154), in HSL hsl(156.99, 57.08%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.264% 0.13783 163.902).

What colors go well with #48cd9a?

The complementary color of #48cd9a is #ee8dc8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8dc567 and #00cccb. The triadic partners are #a8a5ff and #fa9366.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cd9a?

Black text reads better on #48cd9a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cd9a a warm or cool color?

#48cd9a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.138.