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#48cd9f color: Mint Jelly

#48cd9f is rgb(72, 205, 159) in RGB and oklch(76.388% 0.13394 166.255) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

76.4%
0.134
166°
  • 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
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #48cd9f

#48cd9f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.51:1, 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: #48cd9f mixed with white

  1. 48cd9f
  2. 62d2a8
  3. 78d8b2
  4. 8bddbb
  5. 9de2c5
  6. aee7ce
  7. bfecd8
  8. cff1e2
  9. e0f6eb
  10. effaf5

Darker: #48cd9f mixed with black

  1. 48cd9f
  2. 3db28a
  3. 339875
  4. 297e61
  5. 1f664d
  6. 164e3b
  7. 0d3829
  8. 062318
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cd9f with less saturation

  1. 48cd9f
  2. 5acba1
  3. 68c8a3
  4. 74c6a5
  5. 7fc3a7
  6. 89c0a9
  7. 92beab
  8. 9bbbad
  9. a3b8ae
  10. abb5b0

Questions about #48cd9f

What color is #48cd9f?

#48cd9f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 205, 159), in HSL hsl(159.25, 57.08%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.388% 0.13394 166.255).

What colors go well with #48cd9f?

The complementary color of #48cd9f is #ef8ec4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ac66e and #00ccce. The triadic partners are #aca5ff and #f79666.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cd9f?

Black text reads better on #48cd9f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cd9f a warm or cool color?

#48cd9f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.134.