#48ABBF#48ABBF

#48ABBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.096 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48ABBF
RGB	rgb(72, 171, 191)
HSL	hsl(190, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(190, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.17, -22.67, -18.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.17, 29.48, 219.72°)
OKLab	oklab(69.09% -0.08 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(69.09% 0.096 213.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6355, 34.2623, 54.4897)
Luminance	0.3427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48ABBF #BF5C48

analogous

#48BF98 #48ABBF #4870BF

triadic

#48ABBF #BF48AB #ABBF48

tetradic

#48ABBF #9848BF #BF5C48 #70BF48

square

#48ABBF #9848BF #BF5C48 #70BF48

split-complementary

#48ABBF #BF4870 #BF9848

monochromatic

#245D68 #348596 #48ABBF #75C0CF #A3D5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.67

#48ABBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.85

#48ABBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48ABBF

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48ABBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48ABBF	1.00	2.67	7.85	7.85
#FFFFFF	2.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CA6C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A99BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48abbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 171, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.096 213.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88c4d2',
    500: '#48abbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48abbf;
$custom-light: #88c4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48abbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.084,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69086,
    "c": 0.09556,
    "h": 213.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.34265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48ABBF

secondary

#CCA097

accent

#6750D8

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #48ABBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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