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#48DFD2

#48dfd2 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dfd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.83% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 174.83°, 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5881

Complementary

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #df4855

Split complementary

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #df48a1
  3. #df8648

Analogous

  1. #48df86
  2. #48dfd2
  3. #48a1df

Triadic

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #d248df
  3. #dfd248

Tetradic

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #4855df
  3. #df4855
  4. #dfd248

Square

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #8648df
  3. #df4855
  4. #a1df48

Monochromatic

  1. #157970
  2. #21baad
  3. #48dfd2
  4. #89eae2
  5. #caf6f2

Shades

#48dfd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #41c9bd
  3. #3ab2a8
  4. #329c93
  5. #2b867e
  6. #247069
  7. #1d5954
  8. #16433f
  9. #0e2d2a
  10. #071615
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dfd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #5ae2d7
  3. #6de5db
  4. #7fe9e0
  5. #91ece4
  6. #a4efe9
  7. #b6f2ed
  8. #c8f5f2
  9. #daf9f6
  10. #edfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dfd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dfd2
  2. #4ed6ca
  3. #53ccc2
  4. #59c3b9
  5. #5eb9b1
  6. #64b0a9
  7. #6aa6a1
  8. #6f9d99
  9. #759390
  10. #7a8a88
  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 #a5d3cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d3d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec3d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add8d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ccfd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dfd2 {
  color: #48dfd2;
}
Background
.bg-48dfd2 {
  background-color: #48dfd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dfd2 {
  border: 2px solid #48dfd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dfd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 223 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dfd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dfd2, #48a1df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dfd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 223 210 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.07 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.81 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.17 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.75 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.04 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.27 #b7202d Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48dfd2  rgb(72, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#df4855  rgb(223, 72, 85)  hsl(355, 70%, 58%)  Amaranth
#d248df  rgb(210, 72, 223)  hsl(295, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd248  rgb(223, 210, 72)  hsl(55, 70%, 58%)  Citrine