#48D99E#48D99E
#48D99E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.150 H 162.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48D99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 217, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 27.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.15, -52.10, 18.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.15, 55.13, 160.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.34% -0.1428 0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.34% 0.15 162.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6535, 53.4683, 40.8880) |
| Luminance | 0.5347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.85
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 3.89
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.36
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.52
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.61
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48D99E #D94883
analogous
#48D956 #48D99E #48CCD9
triadic
#48D99E #9E48D9 #D99E48
tetradic
#48D99E #5648D9 #D94883 #CCD948
square
#48D99E #5648D9 #D94883 #CCD948
split-complementary
#48D99E #D948CC #D95648
monochromatic
#1D8A5D #27BD80 #48D99E #7BE4B9 #ADEED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#48D99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#48D99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48D99E
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48D99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48D99E | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C99B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BCA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48d99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 217, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.150 162.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8be6ba',
500: '#48d99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48d99e; $custom-light: #8be6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48d99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 217,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.586,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79344,
"c": 0.14998,
"h": 162.2
},
"luminance": 0.53472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48D99E
secondary
#90355A
accent
#3F84E9
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF8
border
#CED5D1
text
#0D1611
muted
#7F8481