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#48aa21

a dark, vivid green · cool · closest name: forestgreen

RGB
72, 170, 33
HSL
103°, 68%, 40%
CMYK
58, 0, 81, 33
Luminance
0.3024

Every format

HEX#48aa21
RGBrgb(72, 170, 33)
HSLhsl(103, 68%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 81%, 33%)
LABlab(61.9 -52.1 56.6)
LCHlch(61.9 77.0 132.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.654 0.191 138.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48aa21;
background-color: #48aa21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48aa21] bg-[#48aa21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48aa21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.667, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48aa21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48aa21 on white: 2.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48aa21 on black: 7.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green66.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan57.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow80.6%
Key (black)33.3%

Color previews

#48aa21 text on a black background

contrast 7.05:1

Card sample

#48aa21 text on a white background

contrast 2.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48aa21;
Background color
Panel with #48aa21 background
background-color: #48aa21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48aa21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 170, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 170, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48aa21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48aa21, #21AA55);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48aa21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48aa21 in the Color Lab