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#48EBCD

#48ebcd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48ebcd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 92.16% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.77% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 168.96°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.652

Complementary

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #eb4866

Split complementary

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #eb48b8
  3. #eb7c48

Analogous

  1. #48eb7c
  2. #48ebcd
  3. #48b8eb

Triadic

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #cd48eb
  3. #ebcd48

Tetradic

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #4866eb
  3. #eb4866
  4. #ebcd48

Square

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #7c48eb
  3. #eb4866
  4. #b8eb48

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8b74
  2. #17d0ae
  3. #48ebcd
  4. #8df3e0
  5. #d2faf3

Shades

#48ebcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #41d4b9
  3. #3abca4
  4. #32a590
  5. #2b8d7b
  6. #247667
  7. #1d5e52
  8. #16473e
  9. #0e2f29
  10. #071815
  11. #000000

Tints

#48ebcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #5aedd2
  3. #6defd7
  4. #7ff1dc
  5. #91f3e1
  6. #a4f5e6
  7. #b6f7eb
  8. #c8f9f0
  9. #dafbf5
  10. #edfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48ebcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48ebcd
  2. #4ee0c5
  3. #53d6be
  4. #59cbb6
  5. #5ec0ae
  6. #64b6a7
  7. #6aab9f
  8. #6fa097
  9. #75958f
  10. #7a8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adddd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ddcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcccf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eee2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8e3cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7d9ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00edda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48ebcd {
  color: #48ebcd;
}
Background
.bg-48ebcd {
  background-color: #48ebcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48ebcd {
  border: 2px solid #48ebcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48ebcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 235 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48ebcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ebcd, #48b8eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48ebcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 235 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.71 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.39 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 6.44 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.52 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.07 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.37 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.58 #b71432 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48ebcd  rgb(72, 235, 205)  hsl(169, 80%, 60%)  Turquoise
#eb4866  rgb(235, 72, 102)  hsl(349, 80%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cd48eb  rgb(205, 72, 235)  hsl(289, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#ebcd48  rgb(235, 205, 72)  hsl(49, 80%, 60%)  Naples Yellow