#48B2C4#48B2C4
#48B2C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.099 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48B2C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 178, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.43, -24.73, -18.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.43, 30.70, 216.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.96% -0.0854 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.96% 0.099 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5525, 37.2010, 57.8896) |
| Luminance | 0.3720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.31
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.14
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48B2C4 #C45A48
analogous
#48C498 #48B2C4 #4874C4
triadic
#48B2C4 #C448B2 #B2C448
tetradic
#48B2C4 #9848C4 #C45A48 #74C448
square
#48B2C4 #9848C4 #C45A48 #74C448
split-complementary
#48B2C4 #C44874 #C49848
monochromatic
#23636E #328D9C #48B2C4 #76C5D3 #A5D9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#48B2C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#48B2C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48B2C4
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48B2C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48B2C4 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3ACC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919EC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48b2c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 178, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.099 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9d5',
500: '#48b2c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48b2c4; $custom-light: #89c9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48b2c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 178,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.71,
"s": 51.24,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70957,
"c": 0.09916,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.37204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48B2C4
secondary
#CFA199
accent
#624DDB
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283