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#48DEDC

#48dedc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dedc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 87.06% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.9% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 179.2°, with 69.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.5879

Complementary

  1. #48dedc
  2. #de484a

Split complementary

  1. #48dedc
  2. #de4895
  3. #de9148

Analogous

  1. #48de91
  2. #48dedc
  3. #4895de

Triadic

  1. #48dedc
  2. #dc48de
  3. #dedc48

Tetradic

  1. #48dedc
  2. #484ade
  3. #de484a
  4. #dedc48

Square

  1. #48dedc
  2. #9148de
  3. #de484a
  4. #95de48

Monochromatic

  1. #167776
  2. #21b8b6
  3. #48dedc
  4. #89eae8
  5. #caf5f5

Shades

#48dedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dedc
  2. #41c8c6
  3. #3ab2b0
  4. #329b9a
  5. #2b8584
  6. #246f6e
  7. #1d5958
  8. #164342
  9. #0e2c2c
  10. #071616
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dedc
  2. #5ae1e0
  3. #6de5e3
  4. #7fe8e7
  5. #91ebea
  6. #a4efee
  7. #b6f2f1
  8. #c8f5f5
  9. #daf8f8
  10. #edfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dedc
  2. #4ed5d3
  3. #53cbca
  4. #59c2c0
  5. #5eb8b7
  6. #64afae
  7. #6aa6a5
  8. #6f9c9c
  9. #759392
  10. #7a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0d3dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac3dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abd8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99cedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dedc {
  color: #48dedc;
}
Background
.bg-48dedc {
  background-color: #48dedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dedc {
  border: 2px solid #48dedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 222 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dedc, #4895de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 222 220 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.28 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.94 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.48 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.77 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.79 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.25 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.25 #b72123 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#48dedc  rgb(72, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 69%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#de484a  rgb(222, 72, 74)  hsl(359, 69%, 58%)  Indian Red
#dc48de  rgb(220, 72, 222)  hsl(299, 69%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#dedc48  rgb(222, 220, 72)  hsl(59, 69%, 58%)  Pear