#48D0D9#48D0D9
#48D0D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.115 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48D0D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 208, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.98, -33.24, -15.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.98, 36.55, 204.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.89% -0.1073 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.89% 0.115 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7473, 51.4949, 73.5823) |
| Luminance | 0.5150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.21
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.47
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.01
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.48
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.60
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48D0D9 #D95148
analogous
#48D99A #48D0D9 #4888D9
triadic
#48D0D9 #D948D0 #D0D948
tetradic
#48D0D9 #9A48D9 #D95148 #88D948
square
#48D0D9 #9A48D9 #D95148 #88D948
split-complementary
#48D0D9 #D94888 #D99A48
monochromatic
#1D838A #27B3BD #48D0D9 #7BDDE4 #ADEAEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#48D0D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.30
#48D0D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48D0D9
11.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48D0D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48D0D9 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.30 | 11.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C7DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB7DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48d0d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 208, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.115 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddfe4',
500: '#48d0d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48d0d9; $custom-light: #8ddfe4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48d0d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 208,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.724,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78889,
"c": 0.11534,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.51499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48D0D9
secondary
#903B35
accent
#4A3FE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484