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#48E8CD

#48e8cd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48e8cd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 90.98% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.64% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 169.88°, with 77.67% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#33ffcc
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Relative luminance0.635

Complementary

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #e84863

Split complementary

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #e848b3
  3. #e87d48

Analogous

  1. #48e87d
  2. #48e8cd
  3. #48b3e8

Triadic

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #cd48e8
  3. #e8cd48

Tetradic

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #4863e8
  3. #e84863
  4. #e8cd48

Square

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #7d48e8
  3. #e84863
  4. #b3e848

Monochromatic

  1. #118672
  2. #19caac
  3. #48e8cd
  4. #8cf1e0
  5. #d0f9f2

Shades

#48e8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #41d1b9
  3. #3abaa4
  4. #32a290
  5. #2b8b7b
  6. #247467
  7. #1d5d52
  8. #16463e
  9. #0e2e29
  10. #071715
  11. #000000

Tints

#48e8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #5aead2
  3. #6dedd7
  4. #7fefdc
  5. #91f1e1
  6. #a4f4e6
  7. #b6f6eb
  8. #c8f8f0
  9. #dafaf5
  10. #edfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48e8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48e8cd
  2. #4edec5
  3. #53d3be
  4. #59c9b6
  5. #5ebeae
  6. #64b4a7
  7. #6aaa9f
  8. #6f9f97
  9. #75958f
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abdacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfdacc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ece0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6e0cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4d7ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ead9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48e8cd {
  color: #48e8cd;
}
Background
.bg-48e8cd {
  background-color: #48e8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48e8cd {
  border: 2px solid #48e8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48e8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 232 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 78% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48e8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48e8cd, #48b3e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48e8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 232 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.71 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.58 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.44 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.30 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.85 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.56 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.62 #b71732 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48e8cd  rgb(72, 232, 205)  hsl(170, 78%, 60%)  Turquoise
#e84863  rgb(232, 72, 99)  hsl(350, 78%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cd48e8  rgb(205, 72, 232)  hsl(290, 78%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#e8cd48  rgb(232, 205, 72)  hsl(50, 78%, 60%)  Naples Yellow