*/?>

Information about #48C79A color

#48C79A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48C79A falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 199, 154) — 28.2% red, 78% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 50 / 0 / 18 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#48C79A is a pleasantly vivid spring green that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Shamrock (#45CEA2). Slightly further away sit Ocean Green (#48BF91) and Greeny Blue (#42B395).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 199, 154) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48C79A: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #48C79A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48C79A color variations

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

#48C79A 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 #48C79A

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

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Mint color link
Mint

#3EB489

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48C79A
  • RGB72, 199, 154
  • CMYK50, 0, 18, 22
  • CSSrgb(72, 199, 154)
  • HSL159°, 53%, 53%
  • HSL Precise158.74°, 53.138%, 53.137%
  • HSV159°, 64%, 78%
  • HSB159°, 64%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.780, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.780, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.780, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48C79A
  • DECIMAL ID4769690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01