Information about #48A31E color

#48A31E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48A31E falls into the Chartreuse Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 163, 30) — 28.2% red, 63.9% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 0 / 52 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48A31E reads as a strongly colored zesty chartreuse and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of TD Ameritrade (#40A829). Slightly further away sit Vine Green (#38A32A) and Grass Green (#3F9B0B).

The recipe behind #48A31E is rgb(72, 163, 30), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48A31E: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#48A31E color variations

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#48A31E 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 #48A31E

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

Vine Green color link
Vine Green

#38A32A

Grass Green color link
Grass Green

#3F9B0B

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Kelly Green color link
Kelly Green

#4CBB17

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Grassy Green color link
Grassy Green

#419C03

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48A31E
  • RGB72, 163, 30
  • CMYK36, 0, 52, 36
  • CSSrgb(72, 163, 30)
  • HSL101°, 69%, 38%
  • HSL Precise101.053°, 68.912%, 37.843%
  • HSV101°, 82%, 64%
  • HSB101°, 82%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.639, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.639, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.639, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48A31E
  • DECIMAL ID4760350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01