#48AEBF#48AEBF
#48AEBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.096 H 210.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48AEBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 174, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.07, -24.20, -17.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.07, 29.85, 215.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.8% -0.0832 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.8% 0.096 210.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2086, 35.4086, 54.6807) |
| Luminance | 0.3541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.36
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.45
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.77
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48AEBF #BF5948
analogous
#48BF94 #48AEBF #4873BF
triadic
#48AEBF #BF48AE #AEBF48
tetradic
#48AEBF #9448BF #BF5948 #73BF48
square
#48AEBF #9448BF #BF5948 #73BF48
split-complementary
#48AEBF #BF4873 #BF9448
monochromatic
#245E68 #348896 #48AEBF #75C2CF #A3D6DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#48AEBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#48AEBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48AEBF
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48AEBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48AEBF | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA8C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48aebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 174, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.096 210.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6d2',
500: '#48aebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48aebf; $custom-light: #88c6d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48aebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 174,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 48.178,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69805,
"c": 0.09628,
"h": 210.2
},
"luminance": 0.35411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48AEBF
secondary
#CC9F97
accent
#6350D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282