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Recognised as Colour

#48A285

  • #48A285
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#48A285 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 162, 133 and HSL 161°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#48A285#48A285
HEX#48A285
RGBrgb(72, 162, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6353, 0.5216
RGB percentages28.2%, 63.5%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(160.7, 38.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 55.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK55.6%, 0%, 17.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,760,197
CSS custom property--colour: #48A285;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#B75D7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9884no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#918E87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#1CA39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 14.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6Sea green · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A24865
Analogous#48A258, #4892A2
Triadic#8548A2, #A28548
Split complementary#A24892, #A25848
Tetradic#5848A2, #A24865, #92A248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE9E0
Lighter +30%#AAD9CA
Lighter +20%#87C9B4
Lighter +10%#63BA9E
Darker −10%#387F68
Darker −20%#295B4B
Darker −30%#19382E
Darker −40%#091511
More saturated +25%#2BBF8F
Less saturated −25%#65857B

Channel breakdown

R72
G162
B133
Red72 (28.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue160.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G A2 · B 85

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