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Recognised as Colour

#48A88A

  • #48A88A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48A88A is a cyan with RGB values 72, 168, 138 and HSL 161°, 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

#48A88A#48A88A
HEX#48A88A
RGBrgb(72, 168, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6588, 0.5412
RGB percentages28.2%, 65.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(161.3, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 0%, 17.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,761,738
CSS custom property--colour: #48A88A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B75775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49E89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#96938Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#12A99Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Light seagreen · ΔE 13.9Sea green · ΔE 17.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A84866
Analogous#48A85A, #4896A8
Triadic#8A48A8, #A88A48
Split complementary#A84896, #A85A48
Tetradic#5A48A8, #A84866, #96A848

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1EBE3
Lighter +30%#ADDCCD
Lighter +20%#89CDB8
Lighter +10%#66BDA2
Darker −10%#39846D
Darker −20%#29614F
Darker −30%#1A3D32
Darker −40%#0B1915
More saturated +25%#2AC695
Less saturated −25%#668A7F

Channel breakdown

R72
G168
B138
Red72 (28.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue161.25°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G A8 · B 8A

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