#48ADA2#48ADA2

#48ADA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.095 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48ADA2
RGB	rgb(72, 173, 162)
HSL	hsl(173, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(173, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.86, -31.91, -3.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.86, 32.07, 185.65°)
OKLab	oklab(68.53% -0.0946 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(68.53% 0.095 185.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1348, 33.8711, 39.4413)
Luminance	0.3387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48ADA2 #AD4853

analogous

#48AD6F #48ADA2 #4885AD

triadic

#48ADA2 #A248AD #ADA248

tetradic

#48ADA2 #6F48AD #AD4853 #85AD48

square

#48ADA2 #6F48AD #AD4853 #85AD48

split-complementary

#48ADA2 #AD4885 #AD6F48

monochromatic

#245751 #36827A #48ADA2 #6FC3BA #9AD5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#48ADA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.77

#48ADA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48ADA2

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48ADA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48ADA2	1.00	2.70	7.77	7.77
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5A4A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9599A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48ada2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 173, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.095 185.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85c6bd',
    500: '#48ada2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48ada2;
$custom-light: #85c6bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48ada2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.465,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68532,
    "c": 0.09505,
    "h": 185.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.33873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48ADA2

secondary

#C18F95

accent

#5764D1

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1312

muted

#7D8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #48ADA2

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

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