#48C9DB#48C9DB
#48C9DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.113 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C9DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 201, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, -29.30, -19.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 35.07, 213.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.3% -0.0995 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.3% 0.113 208.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3399, 48.2614, 74.4043) |
| Luminance | 0.4827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.33
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.44
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.49
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C9DB #DB5A48
analogous
#48DBA4 #48C9DB #4880DB
triadic
#48C9DB #DB48C9 #C9DB48
tetradic
#48C9DB #A448DB #DB5A48 #80DB48
square
#48C9DB #A448DB #DB5A48 #80DB48
split-complementary
#48C9DB #DB4880 #DBA448
monochromatic
#1C7F8D #26ADC0 #48C9DB #7BD8E5 #AEE7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#48C9DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#48C9DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C9DB
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C9DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C9DB | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C2DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c9db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 201, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.113 208.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd9e6',
500: '#48c9db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c9db; $custom-light: #8dd9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c9db",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 201,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.347,
"s": 67.123,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77304,
"c": 0.11304,
"h": 208.3
},
"luminance": 0.48265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C9DB
secondary
#DDA9A2
accent
#533EEA
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8384