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#48DCC3

#48dcc3 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dcc3 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 86.27% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 169.86°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.565

Complementary

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #dc4861

Split complementary

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #dc48ab
  3. #dc7948

Analogous

  1. #48dc79
  2. #48dcc3
  3. #48abdc

Triadic

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #c348dc
  3. #dcc348

Tetradic

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #4861dc
  3. #dc4861
  4. #dcc348

Square

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #7948dc
  3. #dc4861
  4. #abdc48

Monochromatic

  1. #167565
  2. #23b59c
  3. #48dcc3
  4. #88e8d8
  5. #c8f5ed

Shades

#48dcc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #41c6b0
  3. #3ab09c
  4. #329a89
  5. #2b8475
  6. #246e62
  7. #1d584e
  8. #16423b
  9. #0e2c27
  10. #071614
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dcc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #5ae0c9
  3. #6de3cf
  4. #7fe7d5
  5. #91eadb
  6. #a4eee1
  7. #b6f1e7
  8. #c8f5ed
  9. #daf8f3
  10. #edfcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dcc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dcc3
  2. #4ed3bc
  3. #53cab6
  4. #59c0af
  5. #5eb7a8
  6. #64aea2
  7. #6aa59b
  8. #6f9c94
  9. #75928d
  10. #7a8987
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3cfc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3cfc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec0c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add4c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dccc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dcc3 {
  color: #48dcc3;
}
Background
.bg-48dcc3 {
  background-color: #48dcc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dcc3 {
  border: 2px solid #48dcc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dcc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 220 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dcc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dcc3, #48abdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dcc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 220 195 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.16 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.99 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.00 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.56 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.61 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.08 #b7233c Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48dcc3  rgb(72, 220, 195)  hsl(170, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#dc4861  rgb(220, 72, 97)  hsl(350, 68%, 57%)  Amaranth
#c348dc  rgb(195, 72, 220)  hsl(290, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#dcc348  rgb(220, 195, 72)  hsl(50, 68%, 57%)  Old Gold