#48AEAF#48AEAF
#48AEAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.094 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48AEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 174, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.55, -28.84, -9.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.55, 30.32, 198.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0899 -0.026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.094 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5431, 34.7423, 45.9089) |
| Luminance | 0.3474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48AEAF #AF4948
analogous
#48AF7C #48AEAF #487AAF
triadic
#48AEAF #AF48AE #AEAF48
tetradic
#48AEAF #7C48AF #AF4948 #7AAF48
square
#48AEAF #7C48AF #AF4948 #7AAF48
split-complementary
#48AEAF #AF487A #AF7C48
monochromatic
#245858 #368384 #48AEAF #70C3C4 #9BD5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#48AEAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#48AEAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48AEAF
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48AEAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48AEAF | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A6AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48aeaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 174, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.094 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6c6',
500: '#48aeaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48aeaf; $custom-light: #86c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48aeaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 174,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.583,
"s": 41.7,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69216,
"c": 0.09361,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.34745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48AEAF
secondary
#C29190
accent
#5756D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282