Palettes / Colors / #48DB8A
#48DB8A — Green
#48DB8A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #48DB8A when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#48DB8A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DB4899; it also sits naturally between #4FDB48 and #48DBD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #48DB8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 72, 219, 138 |
| HSL | 147°, 67%, 57% |
| HSV | 147°, 67%, 86% |
| CMYK | 67%, 0%, 37%, 14% |
| XYZ | 32.59, 53.88, 32.73 |
| Yxy | 53.88, 0.2734, 0.4520 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.39, -56.88, 28.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.40, -45.99, 21.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 28% · Green 86% · Blue 54%
Cyan 67% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #48DB8A
.text { color: #48DB8A; }
.background { background-color: #48DB8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48DB8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 219, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 67%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48DB8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 219, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48DB8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 219, 138, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#48DB8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#48DB8A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #48DB8A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DB4899:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #48DB8A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48DB8A
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #48DB8A: ·
How #48DB8A looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #48DB8A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #48DB8A?
#48DB8A is Green, a green color (RGB 72, 219, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #48DB8A?
#48DB8A is RGB 72, 219, 138 — HSL 147°, 67%, 57% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 37%, 14%.
What colors go with #48DB8A?
Its complement is #DB4899; analogous partners are #4FDB48 and #48DBD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #48DB8A for text?
Black text on #48DB8A has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.