#48E0B8#48E0B8
#48E0B8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.582; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.139 H 171.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48E0B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 224, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 17.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.82, -49.06, 8.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.82, 49.72, 170.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.72% -0.1378 0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.72% 0.139 171.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9755, 58.1454, 54.5599) |
| Luminance | 0.5815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.20
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.82
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.03
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.79
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.17
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48E0B8 #E04870
analogous
#48E06C #48E0B8 #48BCE0
triadic
#48E0B8 #B848E0 #E0B848
tetradic
#48E0B8 #6C48E0 #E04870 #BCE048
square
#48E0B8 #6C48E0 #E04870 #BCE048
split-complementary
#48E0B8 #E048BC #E06C48
monochromatic
#199474 #22C99D #48E0B8 #7CE9CC #B1F2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#48E0B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.63
#48E0B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48E0B8
12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48E0B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48E0B8 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.63 | 12.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D2B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C2BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48e0b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 224, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.139 171.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8deacd',
500: '#48e0b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48e0b8; $custom-light: #8deacd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48e0b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 224,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.211,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81716,
"c": 0.13935,
"h": 171.5
},
"luminance": 0.5815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48E0B8
secondary
#99334E
accent
#3A69EE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFA
border
#CFD5D3
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8483