#48B8CB#48B8CB
#48B8CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.103 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48B8CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 184, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -25.66, -18.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 31.91, 216.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% -0.0888 -0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.103 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5880, 39.9672, 62.5907) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.37
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.10
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.42
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.46
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48B8CB #CB5B48
analogous
#48CB9D #48B8CB #4877CB
triadic
#48B8CB #CB48B8 #B8CB48
tetradic
#48B8CB #9D48CB #CB5B48 #77CB48
square
#48B8CB #9D48CB #CB5B48 #77CB48
split-complementary
#48B8CB #CB4877 #CB9D48
monochromatic
#226A77 #2F95A6 #48B8CB #78CAD9 #A7DDE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#48B8CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#48B8CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48B8CB
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48B8CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48B8CB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48b8cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 184, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.103 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acdda',
500: '#48b8cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48b8cb; $custom-light: #8acdda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48b8cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 184,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.702,
"s": 55.745,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72661,
"c": 0.10322,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.3997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48B8CB
secondary
#D3A49B
accent
#5F49DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283