#48c81a Color Information

#48c81a 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 #48c81a. In RGB, it consists of 28.2% Red, 78.4% Green, and 10.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 64% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87% Yellow, and 21.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 104.1°, with saturation of 77% and lightness of 44.3%. The decimal value for #48c81a is 4769818, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #48c81a 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#48c81a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color72, 200, 26 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color28.2%, 78.4%, 10.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.718, 0.216, 0.898 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.64, 0, 0.87, 0.216 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color104.1°, 77.0%, 44.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color104.1°, 87.0%, 78.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.513, 42.761, 7.992 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color26, 200, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4769818 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.392, -62.813, 66.938 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.392, 91.795, 133.179 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.392, -56.906, 83.811 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color65.392, -50.252, 38.528 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.317, 0.576, 42.761 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282959898 / 0xff48c81a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #48c81a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #48c81a, its pure hue is 104.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.0%, and its lightness is 44.3%. 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 #48c81a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #091903 to #3faf17.

Tints of #48c81a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #48c81a, its pure hue is 104.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.0%, and its lightness is 44.3%. 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 #48c81a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5fcf37 to #e8f8e2.

Tones of #48c81a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #48c81a, its pure hue is 104.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.0%, 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 #48c81a, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3ce200 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #48c81a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #48c81a! For #48c81a, 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, #48c81a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #48c81a

This color, #48c81a, consists of 28.2% Red, 78.4% Green, and 10.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 72, Green = 200, Blue = 26. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #48c81a is 64% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87% Yellow, and 21.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R28.2%
C64.0%
G78.4%
M0.0%
B10.2%
Y87.0%
K21.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 72 200 26
Octal 110 310 32
Hexa #48 #c8 #1a
Binary 01001000 11001000 00011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 64 0 87 21
Octal 100 0 127 25
Hexa #40 #00 #57 #15
Binary 01000000 00000000 01010111 00010101

Analogous Colors of #48c81a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #48c81a — which has hue 104.1° — its analogous colors are located at 74.1° and 134.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48c81a.

Triadic Colors of #48c81a

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 #48c81a — which has hue 104.1° — its triadic colors are located at 104.1° and 344.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48c81a.

Complementary Color of #48c81a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #48c81a — which has hue 104.1° — its complementary color is located at 284.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48c81a.

Split Complementary Colors of #48c81a

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 #48c81a — which has hue 104.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 104.1° and 314.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48c81a.

Tetradic Colors of #48c81a

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 #48c81a — which has hue 104.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 14.1°, 104.1°, 194.1°, and 284.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #48c81a.

Monochromatic Colors of #48c81a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #48c81a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #275e14 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #86f55e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #48c81a

We want to make getting started with #48c81a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #48c81a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #48c81a 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 #48c81a with other HTML elements.

#48c81a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #48c81a.
<span style="color: #48c81a;">The color of this text is #48c81a.</span>

#48c81a Background Color

The background color for this text is #48c81a.
<div style="background-color: #48c81a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #48c81a.</div>

#48c81a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #48c81a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #48c81a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #48c81a.</span>

#48c81a Border Color

This is a div with border color #48c81a.
<div style="border: #48c81a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #48c81a.</div>

#48c81a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #48c81a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #48c81a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #48c81a on a white background.</div></div>

#48c81a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #48c81a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #48c81a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #48c81a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #48c81a to White

This is a gradient from #48c81a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#48c81a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#48c81a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#48c81a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#48c81a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #48c81a to white.</div>

Gradient from #48c81a to Black

This is a gradient from #48c81a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#48c81a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#48c81a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#48c81a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#48c81a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #48c81a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #48c81a

In addition to using #48c81a 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 #48c81a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #48c81a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 72, Green = 200, Blue = 26). If you need details about the color coordinates of #48c81a 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 #48c81a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(72, 200, 26)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #48c81a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #48c81a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #48c81a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(72, 200, 26);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#48c81a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:72, green:200, blue:26, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:72 green:200 blue:26 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(72f, 200f, 26f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(72, 200, 26);
 

#48c81a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #48c81a the same way. For those with color blindness, #48c81a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #48c81a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #48c81a 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 #48c81a 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 #48c81a 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 #48c81a 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 2.2:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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