#48C2D9#48C2D9
#48C2D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.111 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C2D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 194, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -26.45, -21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 34.03, 218.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.58% -0.0933 -0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.58% 0.111 212.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4834, 44.9672, 72.4944) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.68
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.61
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.65
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.28
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C2D9 #D95F48
analogous
#48D9A8 #48C2D9 #487AD9
triadic
#48C2D9 #D948C2 #C2D948
tetradic
#48C2D9 #A848D9 #D95F48 #7AD948
square
#48C2D9 #A848D9 #D95F48 #7AD948
split-complementary
#48C2D9 #D9487A #D9A848
monochromatic
#1D798A #27A5BD #48C2D9 #7BD3E4 #ADE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#48C2D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#48C2D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C2D9
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C2D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C2D9 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BACD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c2d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 194, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.111 212.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd4e4',
500: '#48c2d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c2d9; $custom-light: #8cd4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c2d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 194,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.517,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75575,
"c": 0.11072,
"h": 212.5
},
"luminance": 0.44971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C2D9
secondary
#DCAAA1
accent
#5A3FE9
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383