Information about #48AD05 color

#48AD05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48AD05 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 173, 5) — 28.2% red, 67.8% green, 2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 40 / 0 / 66 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid chartreuse, #48AD05 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Strong Pistachio (#3FA800). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Strong Chartreuse Green (#54A800) and Grassy Green (#419C03).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 173, 5) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48AD05: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48AD05 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48AD05 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#48AD05 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #48AD05

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48AD05
  • RGB72, 173, 5
  • CMYK40, 0, 66, 32
  • CSSrgb(72, 173, 5)
  • HSL96°, 94%, 35%
  • HSL Precise96.071°, 94.382%, 34.902%
  • HSV96°, 97%, 68%
  • HSB96°, 97%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.678, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.678, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.678, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48AD05
  • DECIMAL ID4762885
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01