#48C19F#48C19F
#48C19F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.119 H 171.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C19F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 193, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 17.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.88, -41.81, 7.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.88, 42.44, 170.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% -0.1176 0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.119 171.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9974, 42.0179, 39.4289) |
| Luminance | 0.4202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.86
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.89
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.03
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C19F #C1486A
analogous
#48C162 #48C19F #48A7C1
triadic
#48C19F #9F48C1 #C19F48
tetradic
#48C19F #6248C1 #C1486A #A7C148
square
#48C19F #6248C1 #C1486A #A7C148
split-complementary
#48C19F #C148A7 #C16248
monochromatic
#246B57 #34987C #48C19F #76D0B7 #A3E0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#48C19F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#48C19F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C19F
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C19F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C19F | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB59D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA8A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c19f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 193, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.119 171.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4bb',
500: '#48c19f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c19f; $custom-light: #88d4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c19f",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 193,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.14,
"s": 49.388,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73405,
"c": 0.11902,
"h": 171.1
},
"luminance": 0.42021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C19F
secondary
#CD98A7
accent
#4F76D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380