#48BFBF#48BFBF

#48BFBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.105 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48BFBF
RGB	rgb(72, 191, 191)
HSL	hsl(180, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(180, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.14, -32.55, -9.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.14, 34.01, 196.83°)
OKLab	oklab(73.9% -0.1011 -0.0273)
OKLCH	oklch(73.9% 0.105 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.7031, 42.3976, 55.8456)
Luminance	0.4240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48BFBF #BF4848

analogous

#48BF84 #48BFBF #4884BF

triadic

#48BFBF #BF48BF #BFBF48

tetradic

#48BFBF #8448BF #BF4848 #84BF48

square

#48BFBF #8448BF #BF4848 #84BF48

split-complementary

#48BFBF #BF4884 #BF8448

monochromatic

#246868 #349696 #48BFBF #75CFCF #A3DFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.22

#48BFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.48

#48BFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48BFBF

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48BFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48BFBF	1.00	2.22	9.48	9.48
#FFFFFF	2.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3B6BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0A8C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C5BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48bfbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 191, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.105 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d2d2',
    500: '#48bfbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48bfbf;
$custom-light: #89d2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48bfbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73904,
    "c": 0.10469,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.42401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48BFBF

secondary

#CC9797

accent

#5050D8

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #48BFBF

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

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