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Colour

#48A885

  • #48A885
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48A885 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 168, 133 and HSL 158°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#48A885#48A885
HEX#48A885
RGBrgb(72, 168, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6588, 0.5216
RGB percentages28.2%, 65.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(158.1, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.1, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 0%, 20.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,761,733
CSS custom property--colour: #48A885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B7577A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59D83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#979387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#18A89Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Sea green · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.7Dark cyan · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8486B
Analogous#48A855, #489BA8
Triadic#8548A8, #A88548
Split complementary#A8489B, #A85548
Tetradic#5548A8, #A8486B, #9BA848

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1EBE2
Lighter +30%#ADDCCB
Lighter +20%#89CDB4
Lighter +10%#66BD9D
Darker −10%#398469
Darker −20%#29614C
Darker −30%#1A3D30
Darker −40%#0B1914
More saturated +25%#2AC68D
Less saturated −25%#668A7D

Channel breakdown

R72
G168
B133
Red72 (28.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue158.13°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G A8 · B 85

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