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#48AEC0

#48aec0 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48aec0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 9.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 189°, with 48.78% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3546

Complementary

  1. #48aec0
  2. #c05a48

Split complementary

  1. #48aec0
  2. #c04872
  3. #c09648

Analogous

  1. #48c096
  2. #48aec0
  3. #4872c0

Triadic

  1. #48aec0
  2. #c048ae
  3. #aec048

Tetradic

  1. #48aec0
  2. #5a48c0
  3. #c05a48
  4. #aec048

Square

  1. #48aec0
  2. #9648c0
  3. #c05a48
  4. #72c048

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4a53
  2. #307e8b
  3. #48aec0
  4. #81c7d4
  5. #bae0e7

Shades

#48aec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48aec0
  2. #419dad
  3. #3a8b9a
  4. #327a86
  5. #2b6873
  6. #245760
  7. #1d464d
  8. #16343a
  9. #0e2326
  10. #071113
  11. #000000

Tints

#48aec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48aec0
  2. #5ab6c6
  3. #6dbecd
  4. #7fc6d3
  5. #91ced9
  6. #a4d7e0
  7. #b6dfe6
  8. #c8e7ec
  9. #daeff2
  10. #edf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48aec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48aec0
  2. #4ea9ba
  3. #53a5b3
  4. #59a0ad
  5. #5e9ca6
  6. #6497a0
  7. #6a929a
  8. #6f8e93
  9. #75898d
  10. #7a8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa8c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9bc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85abc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78a3c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48aec0 {
  color: #48aec0;
}
Background
.bg-48aec0 {
  background-color: #48aec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48aec0 {
  border: 2px solid #48aec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48aec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 174 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 49% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48aec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48aec0, #4872c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48aec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 174 192 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.78 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.12 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.31 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.35 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.82 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.99 #b7513f Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#48aec0  rgb(72, 174, 192)  hsl(189, 49%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#c05a48  rgb(192, 90, 72)  hsl(9, 49%, 52%)  Indian Red
#c048ae  rgb(192, 72, 174)  hsl(309, 49%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#aec048  rgb(174, 192, 72)  hsl(69, 49%, 52%)  Yellow Green