48BB4E

#48BB4E closest to Intoxicate

#48BB4E is a light, vivid green; the closest named color is Intoxicate. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 73.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(72, 187, 78)). Its HSL value is 123° hue, 46% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black. #48BB4E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.49:1.

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Variations of #48BB4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#48BB4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#48BB4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #48BB4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0A157
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEAB43
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9AE49
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0A157
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9BAA54
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #30B6A3
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3BB97E
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #94AB95

#48BB4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#48BB4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.49:1 Very good#48BB4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#48BB4E in CSS

/* Intoxicate */
.color { color: #48BB4E; }
.background { background-color: #48BB4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #48BB4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 187 78);
color: hsl(123 46% 51%);
color: oklch(0.703 0.182 144.2);

#48BB4E FAQ

What color is #48BB4E?

#48BB4E is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Intoxicate. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #48BB4E?

#48BB4E is rgb(72, 187, 78) in RGB, hsl(123, 46%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(61%, 0%, 58%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #48BB4E?

The complementary color of #48BB4E is #BB48B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #48BB4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #48BB4E: 8.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #48BB4E a warm or cool color?

#48BB4E is a cool color.