#48BCA2#48BCA2
#48BCA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.111 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48BCA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 188, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 13.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -38.86, 3.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 39.02, 174.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% -0.1109 0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.111 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1742, 39.9500, 40.4544) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.93
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.42
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.54
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48BCA2 #BC4862
analogous
#48BC68 #48BCA2 #489CBC
triadic
#48BCA2 #A248BC #BCA248
tetradic
#48BCA2 #6848BC #BC4862 #9CBC48
square
#48BCA2 #6848BC #BC4862 #9CBC48
split-complementary
#48BCA2 #BC489C #BC6848
monochromatic
#256556 #35927D #48BCA2 #75CCB9 #A2DDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#48BCA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#48BCA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48BCA2
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48BCA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48BCA2 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 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)
#B6B1A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A4A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48bca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 188, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.111 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d1bd',
500: '#48bca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48bca2; $custom-light: #87d1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48bca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 188,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.552,
"s": 46.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72248,
"c": 0.11122,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.39953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48BCA2
secondary
#CA96A2
accent
#526FD6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281