#48D7DA#48D7DA
#48D7DA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.119 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48D7DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 215, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 1.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.06, -36.24, -12.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.06, 38.37, 199.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.59% -0.1139 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.59% 0.119 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6222, 55.0360, 74.8509) |
| Luminance | 0.5504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.04
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.20
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.80
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.19
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48D7DA #DA4B48
analogous
#48DA94 #48D7DA #488EDA
triadic
#48D7DA #DA48D7 #D7DA48
tetradic
#48D7DA #9448DA #DA4B48 #8EDA48
square
#48D7DA #9448DA #DA4B48 #8EDA48
split-complementary
#48D7DA #DA488E #DA9448
monochromatic
#1C898B #26BBBE #48D7DA #7BE2E4 #AEEDEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#48D7DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.01
#48D7DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48D7DA
12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48D7DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48D7DA | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.01 | 12.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CDDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BDDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48d7da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 215, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.119 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee4e5',
500: '#48d7da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48d7da; $custom-light: #8ee4e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48d7da",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 215,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.233,
"s": 66.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80586,
"c": 0.11914,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.55041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48D7DA
secondary
#913735
accent
#423FE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484