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#48B00A

#48b00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48b00a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 97.59°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.3245

Complementary

  1. #48b00a
  2. #720ab0

Split complementary

  1. #48b00a
  2. #1f0ab0
  3. #b00a9b

Analogous

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #48b00a
  3. #0ab01f

Triadic

  1. #48b00a
  2. #0a48b0
  3. #b00a48

Tetradic

  1. #48b00a
  2. #0ab072
  3. #720ab0
  4. #b00a48

Square

  1. #48b00a
  2. #0a9bb0
  3. #720ab0
  4. #b01f0a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1f02
  2. #2a6806
  3. #48b00a
  4. #67f215
  5. #96f65d

Shades

#48b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48b00a
  2. #419e09
  3. #3a8d08
  4. #327b07
  5. #2b6a06
  6. #245805
  7. #1d4604
  8. #163503
  9. #0e2302
  10. #071201
  11. #000000

Tints

#48b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48b00a
  2. #5ab823
  3. #6dc03b
  4. #7fc854
  5. #91d06c
  6. #a4d885
  7. #b6df9d
  8. #c8e7b6
  9. #daefce
  10. #edf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48b00a
  2. #4eab16
  3. #53a622
  4. #59a22d
  5. #5e9d39
  6. #649845
  7. #6a9351
  8. #6f8e5d
  9. #758a68
  10. #7a8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a37a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b69f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3eaa95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ca21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42ac76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48b00a {
  color: #48b00a;
}
Background
.bg-48b00a {
  background-color: #48b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48b00a {
  border: 2px solid #48b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b00a, #0ab01f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.02 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.82 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.23 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.94 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.97 #b74ff5 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#48b00a  rgb(72, 176, 10)  hsl(98, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#720ab0  rgb(114, 10, 176)  hsl(278, 89%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#0a48b0  rgb(10, 72, 176)  hsl(218, 89%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#b00a48  rgb(176, 10, 72)  hsl(338, 89%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy