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#48B698

#48b698 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#48b698 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 71.37% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.48% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 163.64°, with 43.31% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.371

Complementary

  1. #48b698
  2. #b64866

Split complementary

  1. #48b698
  2. #b6489d
  3. #b66148

Analogous

  1. #48b661
  2. #48b698
  3. #489db6

Triadic

  1. #48b698
  2. #9848b6
  3. #b69848

Tetradic

  1. #48b698
  2. #4866b6
  3. #b64866
  4. #b69848

Square

  1. #48b698
  2. #6148b6
  3. #b64866
  4. #9db648

Monochromatic

  1. #1d483c
  2. #327f6a
  3. #48b698
  4. #7eccb7
  5. #b5e2d6

Shades

#48b698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48b698
  2. #41a489
  3. #3a927a
  4. #327f6a
  5. #2b6d5b
  6. #245b4c
  7. #1d493d
  8. #16372e
  9. #0e241e
  10. #07120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#48b698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48b698
  2. #5abda2
  3. #6dc5ad
  4. #7fccb7
  5. #91d3c1
  6. #a4dbcc
  7. #b6e2d6
  8. #c8e9e0
  9. #daf0ea
  10. #edf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48b698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48b698
  2. #4eb196
  3. #53ab93
  4. #59a691
  5. #5ea08e
  6. #649b8c
  7. #6a968a
  8. #6f9087
  9. #758b85
  10. #7a8582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89ab9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1ab97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19f9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92af97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86a999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26b7a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48b698 {
  color: #48b698;
}
Background
.bg-48b698 {
  background-color: #48b698;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48b698 {
  border: 2px solid #48b698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48b698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 182 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 43% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48b698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b698, #489db6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48b698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 182 152 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.80 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.26 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.49 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.59 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.45 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.77 #b74967 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Mint
#48b698  rgb(72, 182, 152)  hsl(164, 43%, 50%)  Mint
#b64866  rgb(182, 72, 102)  hsl(344, 43%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#9848b6  rgb(152, 72, 182)  hsl(284, 43%, 50%)  Purpureus
#b69848  rgb(182, 152, 72)  hsl(44, 43%, 50%)  Brass