#48A137
Closest named color: Mid Green (#50A747). oklch(63.2% 0.167 140.6), rgb(72, 161, 55).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.42:1).
About this color
#48A137 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 141°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mid Green (#50A747), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.42:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Mid Green (#50A747) |
| Black text | 6.42:1 |
| White text | 3.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #48A137 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 161, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(110, 49%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.167 140.6) |
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 #48A137 | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #48A137 | 6.42:1 | AA | Lc 44.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #48A137 text on white | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #48A137 text on black | 6.42:1 | AA | Lc -42.1 | 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
#F2F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEDF
oklch(93.6% 0.024 139.4)
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Step 200
200
#CAE1C5
oklch(88.5% 0.045 140.1)
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Step 300
300
#A4CE9D
oklch(80.8% 0.081 141.1)
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Step 400
400
#71B465
oklch(70.6% 0.13 140.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#48A137
oklch(63.2% 0.167 140.6)
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Step 600
600
#238B01
oklch(55.7% 0.181 140.6)
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Step 700
700
#1B7500
oklch(49.1% 0.16 140.7)
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Step 800
800
#156000
oklch(42.7% 0.139 140.6)
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Step 900
900
#1A4F0F
oklch(37.8% 0.109 140.6)
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Step 950
950
#112E0B
oklch(26.9% 0.069 140.4)
#48A137 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) | #A5932A | 0.114 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8B40 | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3D9C8B | 0.111 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #48A137
#48A137
oklch(63.2% 0.167 140.6)
- #B563C6
#B563C6
oklch(63.1% 0.166 320.5)
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 #48A137, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.023
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.030
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.030
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.033
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.039
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.040
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.040
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.040
Use #48A137 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.