#48CFAB#48CFAB
#48CFAB is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.128 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CFAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 207, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 17.4%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.41, -44.99, 7.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.41, 45.57, 170.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% -0.1266 0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.128 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3323, 48.9401, 46.2626) |
| Luminance | 0.4894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.56
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.01
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.16
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.75
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CFAB #CF486C
analogous
#48CF68 #48CFAB #48B0CF
triadic
#48CFAB #AB48CF #CFAB48
tetradic
#48CFAB #6848CF #CF486C #B0CF48
square
#48CFAB #6848CF #CF486C #B0CF48
split-complementary
#48CFAB #CF48B0 #CF6848
monochromatic
#217C64 #2DAD8B #48CFAB #78DCC1 #A9E8D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#48CFAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.79
#48CFAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CFAB
10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CFAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CFAB | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.79 | 10.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C2A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B4AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cfab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 207, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.128 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adec4',
500: '#48cfab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cfab; $custom-light: #8adec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cfab",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 207,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77198,
"c": 0.12795,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.48944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CFAB
secondary
#D69DAC
accent
#4670E2
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381