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#48EFE8

#48efe8 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48efe8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 93.73% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.93% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 177.49°, with 83.92% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. 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 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6894

Complementary

  1. #48efe8
  2. #ef484f

Split complementary

  1. #48efe8
  2. #ef48a2
  3. #ef9548

Analogous

  1. #48ef95
  2. #48efe8
  3. #48a2ef

Triadic

  1. #48efe8
  2. #e848ef
  3. #efe848

Tetradic

  1. #48efe8
  2. #484fef
  3. #ef484f
  4. #efe848

Square

  1. #48efe8
  2. #9548ef
  3. #ef484f
  4. #a2ef48

Monochromatic

  1. #0d918c
  2. #13d8cf
  3. #48efe8
  4. #8ef5f1
  5. #d5fbfa

Shades

#48efe8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48efe8
  2. #41d7d1
  3. #3abfba
  4. #32a7a2
  5. #2b8f8b
  6. #247874
  7. #1d605d
  8. #164846
  9. #0e302e
  10. #071817
  11. #000000

Tints

#48efe8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48efe8
  2. #5af1ea
  3. #6df2ed
  4. #7ff4ef
  5. #91f5f1
  6. #a4f7f4
  7. #b6f9f6
  8. #c8faf8
  9. #dafcfa
  10. #edfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48efe8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48efe8
  2. #4ee4de
  3. #53d9d3
  4. #59cec9
  5. #5ec3be
  6. #64b8b4
  7. #6aacaa
  8. #6fa19f
  9. #759695
  10. #7a8b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1e2df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1e3e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d1e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f6ec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8e8e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5dee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f3eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48efe8 {
  color: #48efe8;
}
Background
.bg-48efe8 {
  background-color: #48efe8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48efe8 {
  border: 2px solid #48efe8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48efe8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 239 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48efe8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48efe8, #48a2ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48efe8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 239 232 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.54 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.17 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.17 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.50 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.64 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.31 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.85 #b71017 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#48efe8  rgb(72, 239, 232)  hsl(177, 84%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#ef484f  rgb(239, 72, 79)  hsl(357, 84%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#e848ef  rgb(232, 72, 239)  hsl(297, 84%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#efe848  rgb(239, 232, 72)  hsl(57, 84%, 61%)  Dandelion