#48bd12 Color Information

#48bd12 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #48bd12. In RGB, it consists of 28.2% Red, 74.1% Green, and 7.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 61.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 90.5% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 101.1°, with saturation of 82.6% and lightness of 40.6%. The decimal value for #48bd12 is 4766994, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #48bd12 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#48bd12 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color72, 189, 18 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color28.2%, 74.1%, 7.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.718, 0.259, 0.929 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.619, 0, 0.905, 0.259 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color101.1°, 82.6%, 40.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color101.1°, 90.5%, 74.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.979, 37.817, 6.766 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color18, 189, 135 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4766994 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.885, -59.402, 65.413 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.885, 88.360, 132.243 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.885, -52.895, 80.277 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color61.495, -46.721, 36.523 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.320, 0.577, 37.817 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282957074 / 0xff48bd12 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #48bd12

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #48bd12, its pure hue is 101.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.6%, and its lightness is 40.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #48bd12, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #091802 to #3fa510.

Tints of #48bd12

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #48bd12, its pure hue is 101.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.6%, and its lightness is 40.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #48bd12, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5fc530 to #e8f7e1.

Tones of #48bd12

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #48bd12, its pure hue is 101.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #48bd12, which range from #686868 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #41cf00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #48bd12

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #48bd12! For #48bd12, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #48bd12. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #48bd12

This color, #48bd12, consists of 28.2% Red, 74.1% Green, and 7.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 72, Green = 189, Blue = 18. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #48bd12 is 61.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 90.5% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R28.2%
C61.9%
G74.1%
M0.0%
B7.1%
Y90.5%
K25.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 72 189 18
Octal 110 275 22
Hexa #48 #bd #12
Binary 01001000 10111101 00010010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 61 0 90 25
Octal 75 0 132 31
Hexa #3d #00 #5a #19
Binary 00111101 00000000 01011010 00011001

Analogous Colors of #48bd12

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #48bd12 — which has hue 101.1° — its analogous colors are located at 71.1° and 131.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48bd12.

Triadic Colors of #48bd12

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #48bd12 — which has hue 101.1° — its triadic colors are located at 101.1° and 341.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48bd12.

Complementary Color of #48bd12

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #48bd12 — which has hue 101.1° — its complementary color is located at 281.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48bd12.

Split Complementary Colors of #48bd12

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #48bd12 — which has hue 101.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 101.1° and 311.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48bd12.

Tetradic Colors of #48bd12

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #48bd12 — which has hue 101.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 11.1°, 101.1°, 191.1°, and 281.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48bd12.

Monochromatic Colors of #48bd12

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #48bd12, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #265a0e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7af640 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #48bd12

We want to make getting started with #48bd12 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #48bd12 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #48bd12 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #48bd12 with other HTML elements.

#48bd12 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #48bd12.
<span style="color: #48bd12;">The color of this text is #48bd12.</span>

#48bd12 Background Color

The background color for this text is #48bd12.
<div style="background-color: #48bd12; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #48bd12.</div>

#48bd12 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #48bd12.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #48bd12;">This color for the shadow of this text is #48bd12.</span>

#48bd12 Border Color

This is a div with border color #48bd12.
<div style="border: #48bd12 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #48bd12.</div>

#48bd12 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #48bd12 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #48bd12; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #48bd12 on a white background.</div></div>

#48bd12 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #48bd12 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #48bd12; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #48bd12 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #48bd12 to White

This is a gradient from #48bd12 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#48bd12,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#48bd12,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#48bd12,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#48bd12,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #48bd12 to white.</div>

Gradient from #48bd12 to Black

This is a gradient from #48bd12 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#48bd12,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#48bd12,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#48bd12,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#48bd12,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #48bd12 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #48bd12

In addition to using #48bd12 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #48bd12 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #48bd12, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 72, Green = 189, Blue = 18). If you need details about the color coordinates of #48bd12 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #48bd12
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(72, 189, 18)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #48bd12; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #48bd12; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #48bd12; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(72, 189, 18);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#48bd12")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:72, green:189, blue:18, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:72 green:189 blue:18 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(72f, 189f, 18f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(72, 189, 18);
 

#48bd12 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #48bd12 the same way. For those with color blindness, #48bd12 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #48bd12 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #48bd12 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #48bd12 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #48bd12 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #48bd12 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text