#48DDE9#48DDE9
#48DDE9 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.123 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48DDE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 221, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 79%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 5.2%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.27, -34.76, -17.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.27, 38.83, 206.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.53% -0.1135 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.53% 0.123 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2305, 58.9688, 86.1787) |
| Luminance | 0.5897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.32
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 4.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.51
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 6.32
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.44
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48DDE9 #E95448
analogous
#48E9A5 #48DDE9 #488DE9
triadic
#48DDE9 #E948DD #DDE948
tetradic
#48DDE9 #A548E9 #E95448 #8DE948
square
#48DDE9 #A548E9 #E95448 #8DE948
split-complementary
#48DDE9 #E9488D #E9A548
monochromatic
#1498A3 #1ACBDA #48DDE9 #7FE7F0 #B5F1F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#48DDE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.79
#48DDE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48DDE9
12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48DDE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48DDE9 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.79 | 12.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCD4EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5C3EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E6E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48dde9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 221, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.123 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e8f0',
500: '#48dde9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48dde9; $custom-light: #90e8f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48dde9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 221,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.472,
"s": 78.537,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82529,
"c": 0.12325,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.58974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48DDE9
secondary
#A53930
accent
#4133F5
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FCFE
border
#CFD5D6
text
#0E1616
muted
#7F8485