#48CECB#48CECB
#48CECB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.114 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 206, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.96, -36.25, -9.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.96, 37.40, 194.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% -0.1113 -0.0255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.114 192.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5184, 49.8282, 64.2342) |
| Luminance | 0.4983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.65
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.57
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.95
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CECB #CE484B
analogous
#48CE88 #48CECB #488ECE
triadic
#48CECB #CB48CE #CECB48
tetradic
#48CECB #8848CE #CE484B #8ECE48
square
#48CECB #8848CE #CE484B #8ECE48
split-complementary
#48CECB #CE488E #CE8848
monochromatic
#217B79 #2EABA8 #48CECB #78DBD9 #A9E8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#48CECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#48CECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CECB
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CECB | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 206, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.114 192.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cddda',
500: '#48cecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cecb; $custom-light: #8cddda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 206,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.657,
"s": 57.759,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77927,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 192.9
},
"luminance": 0.49832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CECB
secondary
#D59D9E
accent
#474AE1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383