#48E1C3#48E1C3
#48E1C3 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.134 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48E1C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 225, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 13.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.38, -46.80, 3.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.38, 46.90, 176.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.26% -0.1338 0.0074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.26% 0.134 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4432, 59.1638, 60.9602) |
| Luminance | 0.5917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.57
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.67
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.03
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.36
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.33
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48E1C3 #E14866
analogous
#48E176 #48E1C3 #48B3E1
triadic
#48E1C3 #C348E1 #E1C348
tetradic
#48E1C3 #7648E1 #E14866 #B3E148
square
#48E1C3 #7648E1 #E14866 #B3E148
split-complementary
#48E1C3 #E148B3 #E17648
monochromatic
#19967D #21CBA9 #48E1C3 #7DEAD4 #B1F2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#48E1C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.83
#48E1C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48E1C3
12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48E1C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48E1C3 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.83 | 12.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D3C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C4C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48e1c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 225, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.134 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eebd5',
500: '#48e1c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48e1c3; $custom-light: #8eebd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48e1c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 225,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.235,
"s": 71.831,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82262,
"c": 0.13405,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.59168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48E1C3
secondary
#9A3347
accent
#395DEF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483