#48CFB9#48CFB9
#48CFB9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.120 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CFB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 207, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 10.6%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.76, -41.51, 0.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.76, 41.51, 179.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.6% -0.1202 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.6% 0.12 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7381, 49.5024, 53.6664) |
| Luminance | 0.4951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.08
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.73
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.82
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CFB9 #CF485E
analogous
#48CF75 #48CFB9 #48A2CF
triadic
#48CFB9 #B948CF #CFB948
tetradic
#48CFB9 #7548CF #CF485E #A2CF48
square
#48CFB9 #7548CF #CF485E #A2CF48
split-complementary
#48CFB9 #CF48A2 #CF7548
monochromatic
#217C6D #2DAD98 #48CFB9 #78DCCC #A9E8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#48CFB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.90
#48CFB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CFB9
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CFB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CFB9 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C3B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B5BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cfb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 207, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.120 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdece',
500: '#48cfb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cfb9; $custom-light: #8bdece; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cfb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 207,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.222,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77598,
"c": 0.12023,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.49506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CFB9
secondary
#D69DA6
accent
#465FE2
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382