HEX atlas value

#48BE04

#48BE04 is a cool green HEX color close to Kelly Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 190, 4, HSL 98, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.3821, and belongs to the vibrant and jewel tone groups.

green cool vibrant jewel-tone

#48BE04 Sample readable text

HEX #48BE04

RGB rgb(72, 190, 4)

HSL hsl(98 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(62, 0, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.3821

Contrast Black 8.64:1White 2.43:1

CSS

--color-48be04: #48BE04;
.background-48be04 { background-color: #48BE04; }
.text-48be04 { color: #48BE04; }

Luminance0.3821

Black text8.64:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#48BE04","rgb":[72,190,4],"hsl":[98,96,38],"cmyk":[62,0,98,25],"luminance":0.3821,"contrast":{"black":8.64,"white":2.43}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#72FB23","hex":"#72FB23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.54,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5BE04","hex":"#A5BE04","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#47C200","hex":"#47C200","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant green","jewel tone green","Kelly Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/48be04.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A04BE","analogous":["#A5BE04","#04BE1D"],"triadic":["#0448BE","#BE0448"],"tetradic":["#04A5BE","#7A04BE","#BE1D04"],"splitComplementary":["#1D04BE","#BE04A5"],"monochromatic":["#72FB23","#48BE04","#266402"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72FB23","dark":"#266402","saturated":"#47C200","desaturated":"#4EA919","pastel":"#8CED54","neon":"#56EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":53.150729063673246},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":54.15717865620402},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":55.614746245937326},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":61.61980201201558}]

HEX meaning and use

About #48BE04

#48BE04 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #48BE04 is visually closest to Kelly Green, a named green color with HEX #4CBB17.

The RGB channels are 72, 190, and 4, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 98deg with 96% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3821, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.64:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #48BE04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#72FB23#000000 text · best 15.54:1#72FB23

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#A5BE04#000000 text · best 9.97:1#A5BE04

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#47C200#000000 text · best 8.98:1#47C200

Generated Palette

#48BE04#48BE04

#7A04BE#7A04BE

#A5BE04#A5BE04

#04BE1D#04BE1D

#72FB23#72FB23

#266402#266402

Color Harmonies

#7A04BE#7A04BE

#A5BE04#A5BE04

#04BE1D#04BE1D

#0448BE#0448BE

#BE0448#BE0448

Variants

#72FB23#72FB23

#266402#266402

#47C200#47C200

#4EA919#4EA919

#8CED54#8CED54

#56EB00#56EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Lime Green#32CD32

Scheele Green#478800

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Avocado#568203

#48BE04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #48BE04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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