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#48af21

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

RGB
72, 175, 33
HSL
104°, 68%, 41%
CMYK
59, 0, 81, 31
Luminance
0.3215

Every format

HEX#48af21
RGBrgb(72, 175, 33)
HSLhsl(104, 68%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 81%, 31%)
LABlab(63.5 -53.9 58.1)
LCHlch(63.5 79.3 132.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.667 0.197 139.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48af21;
background-color: #48af21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48af21] bg-[#48af21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48af21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.686, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48af21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48af21 on white: 2.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48af21 on black: 7.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green68.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan58.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow81.1%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#48af21 text on a black background

contrast 7.43:1

Card sample

#48af21 text on a white background

contrast 2.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48af21;
Background color
Panel with #48af21 background
background-color: #48af21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48af21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 175, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 175, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48af21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48af21, #21AF59);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48af21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48af21 in the Color Lab