#48CFC3#48CFC3
#48CFC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.117 H 186.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48CFC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 207, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 5.8%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -38.89, -4.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 39.18, 186.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.91% -0.1158 -0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.91% 0.117 186.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8311, 49.9396, 59.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.4994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.54
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.16
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.35
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48CFC3 #CF4854
analogous
#48CF80 #48CFC3 #4897CF
triadic
#48CFC3 #C348CF #CFC348
tetradic
#48CFC3 #8048CF #CF4854 #97CF48
square
#48CFC3 #8048CF #CF4854 #97CF48
split-complementary
#48CFC3 #CF4897 #CF8048
monochromatic
#217C74 #2DADA1 #48CFC3 #78DCD3 #A9E8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#48CFC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#48CFC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48CFC3
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48CFC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48CFC3 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C4C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B5C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48cfc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 207, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.117 186.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cded5',
500: '#48cfc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48cfc3; $custom-light: #8cded5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48cfc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 207,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.667,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77906,
"c": 0.11656,
"h": 186.7
},
"luminance": 0.49943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48CFC3
secondary
#D69DA2
accent
#4654E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383