#48ABB2#48ABB2
#48ABB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.092 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ABB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 171, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -26.50, -12.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 29.20, 204.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% -0.0854 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.092 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2679, 33.7153, 47.2869) |
| Luminance | 0.3372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.15
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ABB2 #B24F48
analogous
#48B284 #48ABB2 #4876B2
triadic
#48ABB2 #B248AB #ABB248
tetradic
#48ABB2 #8448B2 #B24F48 #76B248
square
#48ABB2 #8448B2 #B24F48 #76B248
split-complementary
#48ABB2 #B24876 #B28448
monochromatic
#25575B #368186 #48ABB2 #71C0C6 #9DD4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#48ABB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#48ABB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ABB2
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ABB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ABB2 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48abb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 171, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.092 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4c9',
500: '#48abb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48abb2; $custom-light: #86c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48abb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 171,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.962,
"s": 42.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68592,
"c": 0.09188,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.33718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ABB2
secondary
#C49592
accent
#5E56D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182