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#48AEAA

#48aeaa ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48aeaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 68.24% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.3% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 177.65°, with 41.46% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 1.53.

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Relative luminance0.3455

Complementary

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #ae484c

Split complementary

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #ae487f
  3. #ae7748

Analogous

  1. #48ae77
  2. #48aeaa
  3. #487fae

Triadic

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #aa48ae
  3. #aeaa48

Tetradic

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #484cae
  3. #ae484c
  4. #aeaa48

Square

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #7748ae
  3. #ae484c
  4. #7fae48

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4240
  2. #327875
  3. #48aeaa
  4. #7ac8c5
  5. #b1dfdd

Shades

#48aeaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #419d99
  3. #3a8b88
  4. #327a77
  5. #2b6866
  6. #245755
  7. #1d4644
  8. #163433
  9. #0e2322
  10. #071111
  11. #000000

Tints

#48aeaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #5ab6b3
  3. #6dbebb
  4. #7fc6c4
  5. #91cecc
  6. #a4d7d5
  7. #b6dfdd
  8. #c8e7e6
  9. #daefee
  10. #edf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48aeaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48aeaa
  2. #4ea9a6
  3. #53a5a2
  4. #59a09d
  5. #5e9c99
  6. #649795
  7. #6a9291
  8. #6f8e8d
  9. #758988
  10. #7a8584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a6aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949aab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89a9aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7da2ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1db1ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48aeaa {
  color: #48aeaa;
}
Background
.bg-48aeaa {
  background-color: #48aeaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48aeaa {
  border: 2px solid #48aeaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48aeaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 174 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48aeaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48aeaa, #487fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48aeaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 174 170 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 1.53 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.08 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.26 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.57 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.16 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.42 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.07 #b75155 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Verdigris
#48aeaa  rgb(72, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 41%, 48%)  Verdigris
#ae484c  rgb(174, 72, 76)  hsl(358, 41%, 48%)  Redwood
#aa48ae  rgb(170, 72, 174)  hsl(298, 41%, 48%)  Purpureus
#aeaa48  rgb(174, 170, 72)  hsl(58, 41%, 48%)  Brass