#48A2AB#48A2AB
#48A2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.086 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 162, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 58%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, -23.99, -12.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 27.17, 208.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.14% -0.0785 -0.0353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.14% 0.086 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9405, 30.1564, 43.1320) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.88
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.93
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A2AB #AB5148
analogous
#48AB83 #48A2AB #4870AB
triadic
#48A2AB #AB48A2 #A2AB48
tetradic
#48A2AB #8348AB #AB5148 #70AB48
square
#48A2AB #8348AB #AB5148 #70AB48
split-complementary
#48A2AB #AB4870 #AB8348
monochromatic
#245055 #367980 #48A2AB #6EBAC2 #99CFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#48A2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#48A2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48A2AB
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A2AB | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 162, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.086 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bdc4',
500: '#48a2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a2ab; $custom-light: #85bdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 162,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 40.741,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66142,
"c": 0.08607,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.30159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A2AB
secondary
#C0938E
accent
#6257D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181