HEX atlas value

#48E605

#48E605 is a cool green HEX color close to Neon Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 230, 5, HSL 102, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.5798, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#48E605 Sample readable text

HEX #48E605

RGB rgb(72, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(102 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(69, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.5798

Contrast Black 12.6:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-48e605: #48E605;
.background-48e605 { background-color: #48E605; }
.text-48e605 { color: #48E605; }

Luminance0.5798

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#48E605","rgb":[72,230,5],"hsl":[102,96,46],"cmyk":[69,0,98,10],"luminance":0.5798,"contrast":{"black":12.6,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#80FB4B","hex":"#80FB4B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.82,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Green","hex":"#39FF14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.49,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B9E605","hex":"#B9E605","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.38,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#46EB00","hex":"#46EB00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.14,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Neon Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/48e605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A205E6","analogous":["#B9E605","#05E632"],"triadic":["#0548E6","#E60548"],"tetradic":["#05B9E6","#A205E6","#E63205"],"splitComplementary":["#3205E6","#E605B9"],"monochromatic":["#80FB4B","#48E605","#2C8C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#80FB4B","dark":"#2C8C03","saturated":"#46EB00","desaturated":"#53CC1E","pastel":"#9DF179","neon":"#5BFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"neon-green","name":"Neon Green","hex":"#39FF14","distance":32.78719262151},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":45.36518488885502},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":46.78675026115834},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":55.98214000911362},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":56.68333088307355}]

HEX meaning and use

About #48E605

#48E605 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #48E605 is visually closest to Neon Green, a named green color with HEX #39FF14.

The RGB channels are 72, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 102deg with 96% saturation and 46% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5798, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #48E605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#80FB4B#000000 text · best 15.82:1#80FB4B

Lawn Green#000000 text · best 15.78:1#7CFC00

Neon Green#000000 text · best 15.49:1#39FF14

#B9E605#000000 text · best 14.38:1#B9E605

#46EB00#000000 text · best 13.14:1#46EB00

Generated Palette

#48E605#48E605

#A205E6#A205E6

#B9E605#B9E605

#05E632#05E632

#80FB4B#80FB4B

#2C8C03#2C8C03

Color Harmonies

#A205E6#A205E6

#B9E605#B9E605

#05E632#05E632

#0548E6#0548E6

#E60548#E60548

Variants

#80FB4B#80FB4B

#2C8C03#2C8C03

#46EB00#46EB00

#53CC1E#53CC1E

#9DF179#9DF179

#5BFF14#5BFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Neon Green#39FF14

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Lime Green#32CD32

Lawn Green#7CFC00

#48E605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #48E605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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