#48AFA9#48AFA9
#48AFA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.095 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48AFA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 175, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, -30.98, -5.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 31.53, 190.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0937 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.095 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1608, 34.8997, 42.9388) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.28
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48AFA9 #AF484E
analogous
#48AF75 #48AFA9 #4881AF
triadic
#48AFA9 #A948AF #AFA948
tetradic
#48AFA9 #7548AF #AF484E #81AF48
square
#48AFA9 #7548AF #AF484E #81AF48
split-complementary
#48AFA9 #AF4881 #AF7548
monochromatic
#245855 #36847F #48AFA9 #70C4BF #9BD6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#48AFA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#48AFA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48AFA9
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48AFA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48AFA9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A6A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48afa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 175, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.095 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7c2',
500: '#48afa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48afa9; $custom-light: #86c7c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48afa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 175,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.505,
"s": 41.7,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69256,
"c": 0.09508,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.34902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48AFA9
secondary
#C29093
accent
#565DD2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281