#48AEB4#48AEB4
#48AEB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.094 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48AEB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 174, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 3.3%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -27.42, -11.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 29.89, 203.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.39% -0.0878 -0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.39% 0.094 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0433, 34.9424, 48.5432) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.56
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.50
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48AEB4 #B44E48
analogous
#48B484 #48AEB4 #4878B4
triadic
#48AEB4 #B448AE #AEB448
tetradic
#48AEB4 #8448B4 #B44E48 #78B448
square
#48AEB4 #8448B4 #B44E48 #78B448
split-complementary
#48AEB4 #B44878 #B48448
monochromatic
#25595D #378488 #48AEB4 #72C2C7 #9ED5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#48AEB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#48AEB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48AEB4
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48AEB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48AEB4 | 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)
#A2A7B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48aeb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 174, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.094 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6ca',
500: '#48aeb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48aeb4; $custom-light: #87c6ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48aeb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 174,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69394,
"c": 0.09377,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.34945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48AEB4
secondary
#C59693
accent
#5C55D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282