#48ACD4#48ACD4
#48ACD4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.109 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ACD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 18.9%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, -16.70, -28.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 33.32, 239.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.2% -0.073 -0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.2% 0.109 227.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3039, 35.6331, 67.6081) |
| Luminance | 0.3564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.87
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.67
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.00
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.03
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ACD4 #D47048
analogous
#48D4B6 #48ACD4 #4866D4
triadic
#48ACD4 #D448AC #ACD448
tetradic
#48ACD4 #B648D4 #D47048 #66D448
square
#48ACD4 #B648D4 #D47048 #66D448
split-complementary
#48ACD4 #D44866 #D4B648
monochromatic
#1F6683 #2A8DB4 #48ACD4 #7AC2E0 #ABD9EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#48ACD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#48ACD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ACD4
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ACD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ACD4 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A9D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#839BD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48acd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 172, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.109 227.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac4e1',
500: '#48acd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48acd4; $custom-light: #8ac4e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48acd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 172,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 61.947,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70197,
"c": 0.10876,
"h": 227.9
},
"luminance": 0.35636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ACD4
secondary
#D9AF9F
accent
#7143E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183