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#48E5CC

#48e5cc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48e5cc is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 89.8% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.92% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 170.45°, with 75.12% saturation and 59.02% 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 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.6178

Complementary

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #e54861

Split complementary

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #e548af
  3. #e57e48

Analogous

  1. #48e57e
  2. #48e5cc
  3. #48afe5

Triadic

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #cc48e5
  3. #e5cc48

Tetradic

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #4861e5
  3. #e54861
  4. #e5cc48

Square

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #7e48e5
  3. #e54861
  4. #afe548

Monochromatic

  1. #128270
  2. #1cc5aa
  3. #48e5cc
  4. #8befdf
  5. #cef8f1

Shades

#48e5cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #41ceb8
  3. #3ab7a3
  4. #32a08f
  5. #2b897a
  6. #247366
  7. #1d5c52
  8. #16453d
  9. #0e2e29
  10. #071714
  11. #000000

Tints

#48e5cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #5ae8d1
  3. #6dead6
  4. #7feddb
  5. #91efe0
  6. #a4f2e6
  7. #b6f5eb
  8. #c8f7f0
  9. #dafaf5
  10. #edfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48e5cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48e5cc
  2. #4edbc4
  3. #53d1bd
  4. #59c7b5
  5. #5ebdae
  6. #64b3a6
  7. #6aa89e
  8. #6f9e97
  9. #75948f
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d8cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbd8cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c7ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3ddcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2d4cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e7d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48e5cc {
  color: #48e5cc;
}
Background
.bg-48e5cc {
  background-color: #48e5cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48e5cc {
  border: 2px solid #48e5cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48e5cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 229 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 75% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48e5cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48e5cc, #48afe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48e5cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 229 204 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.96 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.13 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.67 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.75 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.04 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.88 #b71a33 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48e5cc  rgb(72, 229, 204)  hsl(170, 75%, 59%)  Turquoise
#e54861  rgb(229, 72, 97)  hsl(350, 75%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cc48e5  rgb(204, 72, 229)  hsl(290, 75%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#e5cc48  rgb(229, 204, 72)  hsl(50, 75%, 59%)  Citrine