#48AAAF#48AAAF
#48AAAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.091 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48AAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 170, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.34, -26.86, -11.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.34, 29.10, 202.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.24% -0.0856 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.24% 0.091 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7818, 33.2198, 45.6552) |
| Luminance | 0.3322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.57
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48AAAF #AF4D48
analogous
#48AF80 #48AAAF #4876AF
triadic
#48AAAF #AF48AA #AAAF48
tetradic
#48AAAF #8048AF #AF4D48 #76AF48
square
#48AAAF #8048AF #AF4D48 #76AF48
split-complementary
#48AAAF #AF4876 #AF8048
monochromatic
#245658 #368084 #48AAAF #70C0C4 #9BD3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#48AAAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#48AAAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48AAAF
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48AAAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48AAAF | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E97B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48aaaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 170, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.091 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c3c6',
500: '#48aaaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48aaaf; $custom-light: #86c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48aaaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 170,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.913,
"s": 41.7,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6824,
"c": 0.091,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.33222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48AAAF
secondary
#C29390
accent
#5C56D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182