What color is #48FA71?

#48FA71 is a light, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 250, 113), and in HSL hsl(134, 95%, 63%).

Is #48FA71 accessible as text?

On white, #48FA71 has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.19:1 (passes). For text placed on #48FA71, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #48FA71?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #48FA71?

#48FA71 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #FA47D0. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #48FA71 below.

Is #48FA71 good for buttons?

#48FA71 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #48FA71 — white text only reaches 1.38:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #48FA71 the same as CSS springgreen?

No — #48FA71 is not the CSS named color springgreen, but springgreen (#00FF7F) is the closest CSS named color.

#48FA71 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #48FA71

Not just a swatch — here's how #48FA71 works with other colors. Named schemes with #48FA71 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #48FA71 Secondary #ADB4B7 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7895A3 Anchor #2D3236

Spring Green keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #48FA71 Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #576770 Accent #8DFFA4

Spring Green is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Spring Green.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Lead #48FA71 Secondary #4C6B3C Accent #AD6C00 Surface #EEEAD6 Anchor #3C2F20

Spring Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #48FA71 Secondary #D7FFDB Support #989286 Ink #17140F

Spring Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Spring Green carrying the quiet middle.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #48FA71 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B6B09F Ink #2B2723

Spring Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

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Color Lab

How #48FA71 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 44/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 47/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 14/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 14/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 10/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 17/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 89/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 10/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 42/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 50/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 13.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #DFF9E5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #47FAAD — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #48FA71 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #48FA71;
  --color-base-rgb: 72 250 113;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(86.8% 0.230 147.1);
  --color-50: #F0FEF4;
  --color-100: #D8FDE1;
  --color-200: #B1FCC2;
  --color-300: #7AF597;
  --color-400: #4AE86F;
  --color-500: #27CE4E;
  --color-600: #269C41;
  --color-700: #216E33;
  --color-800: #1A4724;
  --color-900: #122B18;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  spring-green: {
    50: '#F0FEF4',
    100: '#D8FDE1',
    200: '#B1FCC2',
    300: '#7AF597',
    400: '#4AE86F',
    500: '#27CE4E',
    600: '#269C41',
    700: '#216E33',
    800: '#1A4724',
    900: '#122B18',
  },
}

$base: #48FA71;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F0FEF4;
$base-100: #D8FDE1;
$base-200: #B1FCC2;
$base-300: #7AF597;
$base-400: #4AE86F;
$base-500: #27CE4E;
$base-600: #269C41;
$base-700: #216E33;
$base-800: #1A4724;
$base-900: #122B18;
$base-hover: #08F940;
$base-subtle: #CEF7D8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#48FA71",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F0FEF4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#D8FDE1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#B1FCC2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#7AF597",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#4AE86F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#27CE4E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#269C41",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#216E33",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#1A4724",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#122B18",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #48FA71

Color Lab

Pairs with #48FA71

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