#48C2CF#48C2CF

#48C2CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.108 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48C2CF
RGB	rgb(72, 194, 207)
HSL	hsl(186, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(186, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.54, -29.42, -16.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.54, 33.72, 209.27°)
OKLab	oklab(75.2% -0.0974 -0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(75.2% 0.108 205.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.2219, 44.4626, 65.8507)
Luminance	0.4447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48C2CF #CF5548

analogous

#48CF99 #48C2CF #487ECF

triadic

#48C2CF #CF48C2 #C2CF48

tetradic

#48C2CF #9948CF #CF5548 #7ECF48

square

#48C2CF #9948CF #CF5548 #7ECF48

split-complementary

#48C2CF #CF487E #CF9948

monochromatic

#21737C #2DA0AD #48C2CF #78D2DC #A9E2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#48C2CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.89

#48C2CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48C2CF

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48C2CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48C2CF	1.00	2.12	9.89	9.89
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3BAD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FACCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CAC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48c2cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 194, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.108 205.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd4dd',
    500: '#48c2cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48c2cf;
$custom-light: #8bd4dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48c2cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.778,
    "s": 58.442,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75195,
    "c": 0.10759,
    "h": 205.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48C2CF

secondary

#D6A29D

accent

#5546E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #48C2CF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →