#48BAA3#48BAA3

#48BAA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.108 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48BAA3
RGB	rgb(72, 186, 163)
HSL	hsl(168, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(168, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 0%, 12.4%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.85, -37.70, 2.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.85, 37.76, 176.77°)
OKLab	oklab(71.78% -0.1083 0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(71.78% 0.108 177.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8392, 39.1371, 40.7830)
Luminance	0.3914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48BAA3 #BA485F

analogous

#48BA6A #48BAA3 #4898BA

triadic

#48BAA3 #A348BA #BAA348

tetradic

#48BAA3 #6A48BA #BA485F #98BA48

square

#48BAA3 #6A48BA #BA485F #98BA48

split-complementary

#48BAA3 #BA4898 #BA6A48

monochromatic

#256256 #368F7D #48BAA3 #74CBB9 #A1DCD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38

#48BAA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.83

#48BAA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48BAA3

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48BAA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48BAA3	1.00	2.38	8.83	8.83
#FFFFFF	2.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3AFA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2A3A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BDB3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48baa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 186, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.108 177.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87cfbe',
    500: '#48baa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48baa3;
$custom-light: #87cfbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48baa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.895,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71782,
    "c": 0.1084,
    "h": 177.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48BAA3

secondary

#C896A0

accent

#536DD5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F9F6

border

#CBD2D0

text

#0C1412

muted

#7D8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #48BAA3

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

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