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#48BFBB

#48bfbb ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48bfbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.98°, with 48.18% saturation and 51.57% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.4223

Complementary

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #bf484c

Split complementary

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #bf4888
  3. #bf7f48

Analogous

  1. #48bf7f
  2. #48bfbb
  3. #4888bf

Triadic

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #bb48bf
  3. #bfbb48

Tetradic

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #484cbf
  3. #bf484c
  4. #bfbb48

Square

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #7f48bf
  3. #bf484c
  4. #88bf48

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5250
  2. #308a87
  3. #48bfbb
  4. #81d3d0
  5. #b9e7e5

Shades

#48bfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #41aca8
  3. #3a9996
  4. #328683
  5. #2b7370
  6. #24605e
  7. #1d4c4b
  8. #163938
  9. #0e2625
  10. #071313
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #5ac5c2
  3. #6dccc9
  4. #7fd2cf
  5. #91d9d6
  6. #a4dfdd
  7. #b6e5e4
  8. #c8eceb
  9. #daf2f1
  10. #edf9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bfbb
  2. #4eb9b5
  3. #53b2af
  4. #59aca9
  5. #5ea6a3
  6. #64a09e
  7. #6a9998
  8. #6f9392
  9. #758d8c
  10. #7a8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b6bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a8bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95babb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87b2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bfbb {
  color: #48bfbb;
}
Background
.bg-48bfbb {
  background-color: #48bfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bfbb {
  border: 2px solid #48bfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bfbb, #4888bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.92 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.32 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.13 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.56 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.58 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.86 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.87 #b74044 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#48bfbb  rgb(72, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 48%, 52%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf484c  rgb(191, 72, 76)  hsl(358, 48%, 52%)  Brick Red
#bb48bf  rgb(187, 72, 191)  hsl(298, 48%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#bfbb48  rgb(191, 187, 72)  hsl(58, 48%, 52%)  Vegas Gold