#48C4CD#48C4CD

#48C4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.108 H 202.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48C4CD
RGB	rgb(72, 196, 205)
HSL	hsl(184, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(184, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.06, -30.96, -14.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.06, 34.24, 205.25°)
OKLab	oklab(75.6% -0.1003 -0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(75.6% 0.108 202)
XYZ	xyz(33.4271, 45.2617, 64.7205)
Luminance	0.4526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48C4CD #CD5148

analogous

#48CD94 #48C4CD #4882CD

triadic

#48C4CD #CD48C4 #C4CD48

tetradic

#48C4CD #9448CD #CD5148 #82CD48

square

#48C4CD #9448CD #CD5148 #82CD48

split-complementary

#48C4CD #CD4882 #CD9448

monochromatic

#217379 #2EA1A9 #48C4CD #78D3DA #A8E3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#48C4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.05

#48C4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48C4CD

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48C4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48C4CD	1.00	2.09	10.05	10.05
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B6BCCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2ADCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48c4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 196, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.108 202.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd6dc',
    500: '#48c4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48c4cd;
$custom-light: #8bd6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48c4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.06,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.756,
    "c": 0.10812,
    "h": 202
  },
  "luminance": 0.45265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48C4CD

secondary

#D5A09C

accent

#5247E0

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #48C4CD

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

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