Palettes / Colors / #48EA79
#48EA79 — Vivid Green
#48EA79 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SpringGreen (#00FF7F). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: springgreen (#00FF7F) — not an exact match. CSS springgreen gives you #00FF7F, a different color; use #48EA79 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.
#48EA79 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 #EA48B9; it also sits naturally between #69EA48 and #48EAC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #48EA79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 72, 234, 121 |
| HSL | 138°, 79%, 60% |
| HSV | 138°, 69%, 92% |
| CMYK | 69%, 0%, 48%, 8% |
| XYZ | 35.55, 61.60, 28.11 |
| Yxy | 61.60, 0.2838, 0.4918 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.70, -65.20, 42.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.49, -53.15, 30.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 28% · Green 92% · Blue 47%
Cyan 69% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #48EA79
.text { color: #48EA79; }
.background { background-color: #48EA79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48EA79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 234, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48EA79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 234, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48EA79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 234, 121, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#48EA79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#48EA79">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA48B9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #48EA79: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48EA79
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 #48EA79: ·
How #48EA79 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 #48EA79 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 #48EA79?
#48EA79 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 72, 234, 121). Its closest standard named color is SpringGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #48EA79?
#48EA79 is RGB 72, 234, 121 — HSL 138°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 69%, 0%, 48%, 8%.
What colors go with #48EA79?
Its complement is #EA48B9; analogous partners are #69EA48 and #48EAC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #48EA79 for text?
Black text on #48EA79 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.