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#48cfa3 color: Mint Jelly

#48cfa3 is rgb(72, 207, 163) in RGB and oklch(76.986% 0.13346 167.51) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

77%
0.133
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #48cfa3

#48cfa3 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.73:1, 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: #48cfa3 mixed with white

  1. 48cfa3
  2. 62d4ac
  3. 78d9b5
  4. 8bdebe
  5. 9ee3c7
  6. afe8d0
  7. bfedda
  8. d0f1e3
  9. e0f6ec
  10. effbf6

Darker: #48cfa3 mixed with black

  1. 48cfa3
  2. 3db48d
  3. 339978
  4. 297f63
  5. 1f674f
  6. 164f3c
  7. 0d382a
  8. 062319
  9. 02100a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cfa3 with less saturation

  1. 48cfa3
  2. 5acda5
  3. 69caa7
  4. 75c8a8
  5. 80c5aa
  6. 8ac2ac
  7. 94c0ad
  8. 9dbdaf
  9. a5bab1
  10. adb7b2

Questions about #48cfa3

What color is #48cfa3?

#48cfa3 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 207, 163), in HSL hsl(160.44, 58.44%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.986% 0.13346 167.51).

What colors go well with #48cfa3?

The complementary color of #48cfa3 is #f290c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ac872 and #00cdd2. The triadic partners are #b0a6ff and #f99866.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cfa3?

Black text reads better on #48cfa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cfa3 a warm or cool color?

#48cfa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.133.