#48CDA2#48CDA2
#48CDA2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.132 H 167.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CDA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 205, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 21%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, -46.27, 10.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 47.54, 166.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.47% -0.1287 0.028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.47% 0.132 167.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0220, 47.6456, 41.7370) |
| Luminance | 0.4765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.48
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.96
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.09
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.53
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.72
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CDA2 #CD4873
analogous
#48CD60 #48CDA2 #48B5CD
triadic
#48CDA2 #A248CD #CDA248
tetradic
#48CDA2 #6048CD #CD4873 #B5CD48
square
#48CDA2 #6048CD #CD4873 #B5CD48
split-complementary
#48CDA2 #CD48B5 #CD6048
monochromatic
#21795D #2EA982 #48CDA2 #78DABA #A8E7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#48CDA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#48CDA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CDA2
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CDA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CDA2 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8BFA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B2A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cda2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 205, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.132 167.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8addbd',
500: '#48cda2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cda2; $custom-light: #8addbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cda2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 205,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.602,
"s": 57.082,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76465,
"c": 0.13171,
"h": 167.7
},
"luminance": 0.47649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CDA2
secondary
#D59CAE
accent
#4779E0
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381