#48ADBD#48ADBD
#48ADBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.095 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ADBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 173, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -24.29, -16.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 29.61, 214.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.49% -0.0829 -0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.49% 0.095 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7976, 34.9362, 53.4653) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.96
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.14
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ADBD #BD5848
analogous
#48BD92 #48ADBD #4872BD
triadic
#48ADBD #BD48AD #ADBD48
tetradic
#48ADBD #9248BD #BD5848 #72BD48
square
#48ADBD #9248BD #BD5848 #72BD48
split-complementary
#48ADBD #BD4872 #BD9248
monochromatic
#255D66 #358693 #48ADBD #75C1CD #A2D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#48ADBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#48ADBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ADBD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ADBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ADBD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48adbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 173, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.095 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5d0',
500: '#48adbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48adbd; $custom-light: #87c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48adbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 173,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.205,
"s": 46.988,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69488,
"c": 0.09529,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.34939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ADBD
secondary
#CA9E97
accent
#6351D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282