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#48cda9 color: Mint Jelly

#48cda9 is rgb(72, 205, 169) in RGB and oklch(76.65% 0.12688 171.464) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

76.7%
0.127
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #48cda9

#48cda9 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.58:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48cda9 mixed with white

  1. 48cda9
  2. 62d2b1
  3. 78d8ba
  4. 8bddc2
  5. 9de2cb
  6. afe7d3
  7. bfecdc
  8. d0f1e5
  9. e0f5ed
  10. effaf6

Darker: #48cda9 mixed with black

  1. 48cda9
  2. 3db292
  3. 33987c
  4. 297e67
  5. 1f6653
  6. 164e3f
  7. 0d382c
  8. 06231b
  9. 020f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cda9 with less saturation

  1. 48cda9
  2. 5acbaa
  3. 68c8ab
  4. 75c6ac
  5. 80c3ad
  6. 8ac1ae
  7. 93beaf
  8. 9cbbb0
  9. a4b9b1
  10. acb6b2

Questions about #48cda9

What color is #48cda9?

#48cda9 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 205, 169), in HSL hsl(163.76, 57.08%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.65% 0.12688 171.464).

What colors go well with #48cda9?

The complementary color of #48cda9 is #f090bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84c77a and #1bcbd5. The triadic partners are #b4a4fd and #f39b64.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cda9?

Black text reads better on #48cda9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cda9 a warm or cool color?

#48cda9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.127.