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#48DBCD

#48dbcd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dbcd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 85.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 174.29°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5645

Complementary

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #db4856

Split complementary

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #db489f
  3. #db8448

Analogous

  1. #48db84
  2. #48dbcd
  3. #489fdb

Triadic

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #cd48db
  3. #dbcd48

Tetradic

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #4856db
  3. #db4856
  4. #dbcd48

Square

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #8448db
  3. #db4856
  4. #9fdb48

Monochromatic

  1. #17736b
  2. #23b3a6
  3. #48dbcd
  4. #88e8de
  5. #c8f4f0

Shades

#48dbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #41c5b9
  3. #3aafa4
  4. #329990
  5. #2b837b
  6. #246e67
  7. #1d5852
  8. #16423e
  9. #0e2c29
  10. #071615
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #5adfd2
  3. #6de2d7
  4. #7fe6dc
  5. #91e9e1
  6. #a4ede6
  7. #b6f1eb
  8. #c8f4f0
  9. #daf8f5
  10. #edfbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dbcd
  2. #4ed2c5
  3. #53c9be
  4. #59c0b6
  5. #5eb7ae
  6. #64aea7
  7. #6aa49f
  8. #6f9b97
  9. #75928f
  10. #7a8988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3cfc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0cfcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbfcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad4cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9acbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ded3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dbcd {
  color: #48dbcd;
}
Background
.bg-48dbcd {
  background-color: #48dbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dbcd {
  border: 2px solid #48dbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 219 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dbcd, #489fdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 219 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.34 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.68 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.79 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.04 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.58 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.94 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.57 #b72432 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48dbcd  rgb(72, 219, 205)  hsl(174, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#db4856  rgb(219, 72, 86)  hsl(354, 67%, 57%)  Amaranth
#cd48db  rgb(205, 72, 219)  hsl(294, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#dbcd48  rgb(219, 205, 72)  hsl(54, 67%, 57%)  Citrine