#48C997#48C997
#48C997 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.135 H 163.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 201, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.2%, 0%, 24.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.14, -47.08, 14.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.14, 49.34, 162.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.19% -0.1297 0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.19% 0.135 163.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1421, 45.3823, 36.4960) |
| Luminance | 0.4538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 2.70
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.53
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.73
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.76
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.46
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C997 #C9487A
analogous
#48C956 #48C997 #48BAC9
triadic
#48C997 #9748C9 #C99748
tetradic
#48C997 #5648C9 #C9487A #BAC948
square
#48C997 #5648C9 #C9487A #BAC948
split-complementary
#48C997 #C948BA #C95648
monochromatic
#227455 #30A477 #48C997 #77D7B2 #A7E5CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#48C997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#48C997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C997
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C997 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BB94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AE9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 201, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.135 163.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dab5',
500: '#48c997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c997; $custom-light: #89dab5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c997",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 201,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.744,
"s": 54.43,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75192,
"c": 0.13507,
"h": 163.8
},
"luminance": 0.45385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C997
secondary
#D29BB0
accent
#4A83DE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380