#48CBCB#48CBCB

#48CBCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.112 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48CBCB
RGB	rgb(72, 203, 203)
HSL	hsl(180, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(180, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.08, -34.86, -10.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.08, 36.40, 196.77°)
OKLab	oklab(77.21% -0.1082 -0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(77.21% 0.112 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.8031, 48.3975, 63.9958)
Luminance	0.4840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48CBCB #CB4848

analogous

#48CB8A #48CBCB #488ACB

triadic

#48CBCB #CB48CB #CBCB48

tetradic

#48CBCB #8A48CB #CB4848 #8ACB48

square

#48CBCB #8A48CB #CB4848 #8ACB48

split-complementary

#48CBCB #CB488A #CB8A48

monochromatic

#227777 #2FA6A6 #48CBCB #78D9D9 #A7E6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#48CBCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.68

#48CBCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #48CBCB

10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48CBCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##48CBCB	1.00	1.97	10.68	10.68
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BEC1CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB3CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D1CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48cbcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 203, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.112 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cdbda',
    500: '#48cbcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48cbcb;
$custom-light: #8cdbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48cbcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77206,
    "c": 0.11209,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.48401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48CBCB

secondary

#D39B9B

accent

#4949DF

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FBFA

border

#CCD4D3

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #48CBCB

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

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