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#48dba2 color: Malted Mint Madness

#48dba2 is rgb(72, 219, 162) in RGB and oklch(79.933% 0.14928 163.225) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

79.9%
0.149
163°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #48dba2

#48dba2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness (#11ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48dba2 mixed with white

  1. 48dba2
  2. 63dfab
  3. 7ae3b4
  4. 8de7be
  5. a0eac7
  6. b1eed0
  7. c1f2d9
  8. d1f5e3
  9. e1f9ec
  10. f0fcf6

Darker: #48dba2 mixed with black

  1. 48dba2
  2. 3dbe8c
  3. 33a277
  4. 298763
  5. 1f6d4f
  6. 16543c
  7. 0d3c2a
  8. 062619
  9. 02110a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48dba2 with less saturation

  1. 48dba2
  2. 5cd8a5
  3. 6cd6a8
  4. 7ad3ab
  5. 86d0ad
  6. 91cdb0
  7. 9bcab3
  8. a4c7b5
  9. adc4b8
  10. b5c1bb

Questions about #48dba2

What color is #48dba2?

#48dba2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness. In RGB it is rgb(72, 219, 162), in HSL hsl(156.73, 67.12%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.933% 0.14928 163.225).

What colors go well with #48dba2?

The complementary color of #48dba2 is #ff94d6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96d269 and #00dbd8. The triadic partners are #b2b2ff and #ff9c6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #48dba2?

Black text reads better on #48dba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48dba2 a warm or cool color?

#48dba2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.149.