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#48DFCF

#48dfcf ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dfcf is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 87.45% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.17% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 173.64°, with 70.23% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 0.45.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5866

Complementary

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #df4858

Split complementary

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #df48a3
  3. #df8348

Analogous

  1. #48df83
  2. #48dfcf
  3. #48a3df

Triadic

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #cf48df
  3. #dfcf48

Tetradic

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #4858df
  3. #df4858
  4. #dfcf48

Square

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #8348df
  3. #df4858
  4. #a3df48

Monochromatic

  1. #15796e
  2. #21baaa
  3. #48dfcf
  4. #89eae0
  5. #caf6f1

Shades

#48dfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #41c9ba
  3. #3ab2a6
  4. #329c91
  5. #2b867c
  6. #247068
  7. #1d5953
  8. #16433e
  9. #0e2d29
  10. #071615
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #5ae2d4
  3. #6de5d9
  4. #7fe9dd
  5. #91ece2
  6. #a4efe7
  7. #b6f2ec
  8. #c8f5f1
  9. #daf9f5
  10. #edfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dfcf
  2. #4ed6c7
  3. #53ccbf
  4. #59c3b7
  5. #5eb9af
  6. #64b0a8
  7. #6aa6a0
  8. #6f9d98
  9. #759390
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d2cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d3cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec3d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed8cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dcfd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dfcf {
  color: #48dfcf;
}
Background
.bg-48dfcf {
  background-color: #48dfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dfcf {
  border: 2px solid #48dfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 223 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dfcf, #48a3df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 223 207 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 0.45 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.32 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.83 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.04 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.06 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.53 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.54 #b72030 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48dfcf  rgb(72, 223, 207)  hsl(174, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#df4858  rgb(223, 72, 88)  hsl(354, 70%, 58%)  Amaranth
#cf48df  rgb(207, 72, 223)  hsl(294, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#dfcf48  rgb(223, 207, 72)  hsl(54, 70%, 58%)  Citrine