#48E1C2#48E1C2
#48E1C2 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.591; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.135 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48E1C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 225, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 13.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.36, -47.05, 3.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.36, 47.18, 175.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.23% -0.1343 0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.23% 0.135 176.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3305, 59.1187, 60.3667) |
| Luminance | 0.5912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.56
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.50
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.77
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.65
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.25
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48E1C2 #E14867
analogous
#48E175 #48E1C2 #48B3E1
triadic
#48E1C2 #C248E1 #E1C248
tetradic
#48E1C2 #7548E1 #E14867 #B3E148
square
#48E1C2 #7548E1 #E14867 #B3E148
split-complementary
#48E1C2 #E148B3 #E17548
monochromatic
#19967D #21CBA8 #48E1C2 #7DEAD4 #B1F2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#48E1C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.82
#48E1C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48E1C2
12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48E1C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48E1C2 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.82 | 12.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D3C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C4C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48e1c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 225, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.135 176.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eebd4',
500: '#48e1c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48e1c2; $custom-light: #8eebd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48e1c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 225,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.843,
"s": 71.831,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82234,
"c": 0.13458,
"h": 176.3
},
"luminance": 0.59123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48E1C2
secondary
#9A3348
accent
#395EEF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483