#48ADCC#48ADCC
#48ADCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.103 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ADCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 173, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.23, -19.74, -24.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.23, 31.40, 231.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.09% -0.077 -0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.09% 0.103 221.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5107, 35.6215, 62.4881) |
| Luminance | 0.3562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.29
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.56
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.80
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.03
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.01
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ADCC #CC6748
analogous
#48CCA9 #48ADCC #486BCC
triadic
#48ADCC #CC48AD #ADCC48
tetradic
#48ADCC #A948CC #CC6748 #6BCC48
square
#48ADCC #A948CC #CC6748 #6BCC48
split-complementary
#48ADCC #CC486B #CCA948
monochromatic
#216478 #2F8CA8 #48ADCC #78C2D9 #A8D8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#48ADCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#48ADCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ADCC
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ADCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ADCC | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48adcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 173, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.103 221.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5db',
500: '#48adcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48adcc; $custom-light: #89c5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48adcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 173,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.091,
"s": 56.41,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7009,
"c": 0.10278,
"h": 221.5
},
"luminance": 0.35624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ADCC
secondary
#D4A99C
accent
#6C48E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283