#48AFAF#48AFAF

#48AFAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.094 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48AFAF
RGB	rgb(72, 175, 175)
HSL	hsl(180, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(180, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.85, -29.32, -8.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.85, 30.65, 196.92°)
OKLab	oklab(69.46% -0.091 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(69.46% 0.094 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.7370, 35.1302, 45.9736)
Luminance	0.3513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48AFAF #AF4848

analogous

#48AF7B #48AFAF #487BAF

triadic

#48AFAF #AF48AF #AFAF48

tetradic

#48AFAF #7B48AF #AF4848 #7BAF48

square

#48AFAF #7B48AF #AF4848 #7BAF48

split-complementary

#48AFAF #AF487B #AF7B48

monochromatic

#245858 #368484 #48AFAF #70C4C4 #9BD6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.62

#48AFAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.03

#48AFAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48AFAF

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48AFAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48AFAF	1.00	2.62	8.03	8.03
#FFFFFF	2.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4A7AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48afaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 175, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.094 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86c7c6',
    500: '#48afaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48afaf;
$custom-light: #86c7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48afaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6946,
    "c": 0.09432,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.35133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48AFAF

secondary

#C29090

accent

#5656D2

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #48AFAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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