#48A490#48A490
#48A490 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.093 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A490 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 164, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 39%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 56%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 0%, 12.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, -32.32, 2.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 32.39, 176.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.73% -0.0928 0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.73% 0.093 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9797, 29.9403, 31.0536) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.93
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.09
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A490 #A4485C
analogous
#48A462 #48A490 #488AA4
triadic
#48A490 #9048A4 #A49048
tetradic
#48A490 #6248A4 #A4485C #8AA448
square
#48A490 #6248A4 #A4485C #8AA448
split-complementary
#48A490 #A4488A #A46248
monochromatic
#234F45 #35796B #48A490 #6BBEAC #96D1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#48A490 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#48A490 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #48A490
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A490 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A490 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9B8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909192
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AA69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a490; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 164, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.093 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bfb0',
500: '#48a490',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a490; $custom-light: #83bfb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a490",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 164,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.957,
"s": 38.983,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65727,
"c": 0.09299,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.29942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A490
secondary
#BD8B96
accent
#5973CF
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0B1210
muted
#7C817F