#48CDAF#48CDAF
#48CDAF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.123 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CDAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 205, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 14.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.91, -43.15, 4.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.91, 43.37, 174.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% -0.1227 0.0109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.123 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2379, 48.1320, 48.1405) |
| Luminance | 0.4814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.17
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.39
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.40
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CDAF #CD4866
analogous
#48CD6D #48CDAF #48A9CD
triadic
#48CDAF #AF48CD #CDAF48
tetradic
#48CDAF #6D48CD #CD4866 #A9CD48
square
#48CDAF #6D48CD #CD4866 #A9CD48
split-complementary
#48CDAF #CD48A9 #CD6D48
monochromatic
#217966 #2EA98E #48CDAF #78DAC4 #A8E7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#48CDAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#48CDAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CDAF
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CDAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CDAF | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C0AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B3B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cdaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 205, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.123 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8addc6',
500: '#48cdaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cdaf; $custom-light: #8addc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cdaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 205,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.466,
"s": 57.082,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76817,
"c": 0.1232,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.48136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CDAF
secondary
#D59CA9
accent
#476AE0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382