#48BECA#48BECA
#48BECA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.105 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48BECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 190, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -28.92, -15.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 32.95, 208.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% -0.0954 -0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.105 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7421, 42.4654, 62.3894) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.14
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48BECA #CA5448
analogous
#48CA95 #48BECA #487DCA
triadic
#48BECA #CA48BE #BECA48
tetradic
#48BECA #9548CA #CA5448 #7DCA48
square
#48BECA #9548CA #CA5448 #7DCA48
split-complementary
#48BECA #CA487D #CA9548
monochromatic
#226E76 #309AA5 #48BECA #77CFD8 #A7E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#48BECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#48BECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48BECA
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48BECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48BECA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48beca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 190, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.105 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad2da',
500: '#48beca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48beca; $custom-light: #8ad2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48beca",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 190,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.538,
"s": 55.085,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74056,
"c": 0.10493,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.42469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48BECA
secondary
#D3A09B
accent
#5749DE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283