#48C0CF#48C0CF

#48C0CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.107 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48C0CF
RGB	rgb(72, 192, 207)
HSL	hsl(187, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(187, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 7.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.95, -28.44, -17.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.95, 33.33, 211.43°)
OKLab	oklab(74.72% -0.0953 -0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(74.72% 0.107 206.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.7798, 43.5784, 65.7033)
Luminance	0.4358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48C0CF #CF5748

analogous

#48CF9B #48C0CF #487CCF

triadic

#48C0CF #CF48C0 #C0CF48

tetradic

#48C0CF #9B48CF #CF5748 #7CCF48

square

#48C0CF #9B48CF #CF5748 #7CCF48

split-complementary

#48C0CF #CF487C #CF9B48

monochromatic

#21727C #2D9EAD #48C0CF #78D1DC #A9E1E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#48C0CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#48C0CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48C0CF

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48C0CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48C0CF	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0B9D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DAACF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C8C4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48c0cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 192, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.107 206.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd3dd',
    500: '#48c0cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48c0cf;
$custom-light: #8bd3dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48c0cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 58.442,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74719,
    "c": 0.10684,
    "h": 206.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48C0CF

secondary

#D6A39D

accent

#5746E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #48C0CF

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

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