#48CFC2#48CFC2
#48CFC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.117 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CFC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 207, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.00, -39.15, -4.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.00, 39.38, 186.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% -0.1162 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.117 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7184, 49.8945, 58.8294) |
| Luminance | 0.4990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.88
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.64
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CFC2 #CF4855
analogous
#48CF7E #48CFC2 #4899CF
triadic
#48CFC2 #C248CF #CFC248
tetradic
#48CFC2 #7E48CF #CF4855 #99CF48
square
#48CFC2 #7E48CF #CF4855 #99CF48
split-complementary
#48CFC2 #CF4899 #CF7E48
monochromatic
#217C73 #2DADA0 #48CFC2 #78DCD2 #A9E8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#48CFC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#48CFC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CFC2
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CFC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CFC2 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C4C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B5C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cfc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 207, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.117 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bded4',
500: '#48cfc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cfc2; $custom-light: #8bded4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cfc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 207,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.222,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77875,
"c": 0.11684,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.49898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CFC2
secondary
#D69DA2
accent
#4655E2
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382