#48E1AF#48E1AF
#48E1AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.147 H 166.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48E1AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 225, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 22.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.92, -51.57, 12.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.92, 53.18, 165.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.73% -0.1429 0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.73% 0.147 166.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3315, 58.3191, 49.8384) |
| Luminance | 0.5832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.35
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.62
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.28
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.55
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 5.58
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48E1AF #E1487A
analogous
#48E162 #48E1AF #48C7E1
triadic
#48E1AF #AF48E1 #E1AF48
tetradic
#48E1AF #6248E1 #E1487A #C7E148
square
#48E1AF #6248E1 #E1487A #C7E148
split-complementary
#48E1AF #E148C7 #E16248
monochromatic
#19966D #21CB93 #48E1AF #7DEAC6 #B1F2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#48E1AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.66
#48E1AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48E1AF
12.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48E1AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48E1AF | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.66 | 12.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCD2AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7C3B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48e1af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 225, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.147 166.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8debc7',
500: '#48e1af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48e1af; $custom-light: #8debc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48e1af",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 225,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.392,
"s": 71.831,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81728,
"c": 0.14673,
"h": 166.9
},
"luminance": 0.58323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48E1AF
secondary
#9A3355
accent
#3974EF
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F5FEF9
border
#CFD6D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8582