#48C2CB#48C2CB

#48C2CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.107 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48C2CB
RGB	rgb(72, 194, 203)
HSL	hsl(184, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(184, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.41, -30.58, -14.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.41, 33.84, 205.37°)
OKLab	oklab(75.05% -0.099 -0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(75.05% 0.107 202.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.7391, 44.2695, 63.3078)
Luminance	0.4427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48C2CB #CB5148

analogous

#48CB93 #48C2CB #4881CB

triadic

#48C2CB #CB48C2 #C2CB48

tetradic

#48C2CB #9348CB #CB5148 #81CB48

square

#48C2CB #9348CB #CB5148 #81CB48

split-complementary

#48C2CB #CB4881 #CB9348

monochromatic

#227177 #2F9EA6 #48C2CB #78D2D9 #A7E2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#48C2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.85

#48C2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48C2CB

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48C2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48C2CB	1.00	2.13	9.85	9.85
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BACC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0ABCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C9C4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48c2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 194, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.107 202.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd5da',
    500: '#48c2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48c2cb;
$custom-light: #8bd5da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48c2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.122,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75049,
    "c": 0.10689,
    "h": 202.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48C2CB

secondary

#D39F9B

accent

#5349DF

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFA

border

#CBD3D3

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #48C2CB

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

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