#48A011
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(62.7% 0.186 137.4), rgb(72, 160, 17).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.31:1).
About this color
#48A011 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 137°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.31:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.31:1 |
| White text | 3.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #48A011 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 160, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 81%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.186 137.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #48A011 | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #48A011 | 6.31:1 | AA | Lc 43.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #48A011 text on white | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #48A011 text on black | 6.31:1 | AA | Lc -41.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F0
oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEDD
oklch(93.5% 0.026 136.3)
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Step 200
200
#CAE2C1
oklch(88.6% 0.051 137.1)
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Step 300
300
#A5CF95
oklch(81% 0.091 137.2)
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Step 400
400
#72B557
oklch(70.7% 0.145 137.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#48A011
oklch(62.7% 0.186 137.4)
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Step 600
600
#398800
oklch(55.5% 0.17 137.5)
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Step 700
700
#2F7300
oklch(49.2% 0.15 137.5)
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Step 800
800
#255E00
oklch(42.7% 0.13 137.5)
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Step 900
900
#1E4F00
oklch(37.9% 0.116 137.5)
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Step 950
950
#112E03
oklch(26.8% 0.077 137.3)
#48A011 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #A59100 | 0.118 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8A26 | 0.117 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #419A88 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #48A011
#48A011
oklch(62.7% 0.186 137.4)
- #B45DD0
#B45DD0
oklch(62.7% 0.185 317.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #48A011, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.014
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.017
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.034
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.035
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.040
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.043
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.044
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.051
Use #48A011 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.