#48AFA8#48AFA8
#48AFA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.095 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48AFA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 175, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.64, -31.26, -5.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.64, 31.71, 189.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0941 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.095 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0672, 34.8623, 42.4462) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.77
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48AFA8 #AF484F
analogous
#48AF74 #48AFA8 #4882AF
triadic
#48AFA8 #A848AF #AFA848
tetradic
#48AFA8 #7448AF #AF484F #82AF48
square
#48AFA8 #7448AF #AF484F #82AF48
split-complementary
#48AFA8 #AF4882 #AF7448
monochromatic
#245855 #36847E #48AFA8 #70C4BE #9BD6D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#48AFA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#48AFA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48AFA8
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48AFA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48AFA8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A6A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48afa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 175, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.095 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7c1',
500: '#48afa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48afa8; $custom-light: #86c7c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48afa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 175,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.922,
"s": 41.7,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69222,
"c": 0.09529,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.34865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48AFA8
secondary
#C29094
accent
#565FD2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281