#48E0DE#48E0DE
#48E0DE is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.125 H 193.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48E0DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 224, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -39.25, -10.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 40.67, 195.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.86% -0.121 -0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.86% 0.125 193.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5070, 59.9580, 78.4259) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.72
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.76
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.88
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 5.65
Bright Cyan
#41FDFE
ΔE00 6.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48E0DE #E0484A
analogous
#48E092 #48E0DE #4896E0
triadic
#48E0DE #DE48E0 #E0DE48
tetradic
#48E0DE #9248E0 #E0484A #96E048
square
#48E0DE #9248E0 #E0484A #96E048
split-complementary
#48E0DE #E04896 #E09248
monochromatic
#199493 #22C9C7 #48E0DE #7CE9E7 #B1F2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#48E0DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#48E0DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48E0DE
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48E0DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48E0DE | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2D5DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC4DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E7DF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48e0de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 224, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.125 193.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90eae8',
500: '#48e0de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48e0de; $custom-light: #90eae8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48e0de",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 224,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.211,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82857,
"c": 0.12459,
"h": 193.7
},
"luminance": 0.59963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48E0DE
secondary
#993335
accent
#3A3CEE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1616
muted
#7F8484