Palettes / Colors / #48E91C

#48E91C — Vivid Green

#48E91C is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #48E91C 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.

#48E91C 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 #BC1CE9; it also sits naturally between #AEE91C and #1CE956. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 91% · Blue 11%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 88% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #48E91C

.text { color: #48E91C; }
.background { background-color: #48E91C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48E91C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 233, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 82%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48E91C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 233, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48E91C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 233, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#48E91C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#48E91C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC1CE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #48E91C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48E91C

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:

How #48E91C 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 #48E91C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #48E91B  ·  #48E91D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #48E91C?

#48E91C is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 72, 233, 28). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #48E91C?

#48E91C is RGB 72, 233, 28 — HSL 107°, 82%, 51% — CMYK 69%, 0%, 88%, 9%.

What colors go with #48E91C?

Its complement is #BC1CE9; analogous partners are #AEE91C and #1CE956. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #48E91C for text?

Black text on #48E91C has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.