Recognised as Colour

#48AF91

#48AF91
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48AF91 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 175, 145 and HSL 163°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#48AF91#48AF91

HEX#48AF91

RGBrgb(72, 175, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6863, 0.5686

RGB percentages28.2%, 68.6%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(162.5, 41.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 58.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK58.9%, 0%, 17.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,763,537

CSS custom property--colour: #48AF91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#B7506E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAA490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9993no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0A6no 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 text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 12.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19 Sea green · ΔE 19.3 Turquoise · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AF4866

Analogous#48AF5E, #4899AF

Triadic#9148AF, #AF9148

Split complementary#AF4899, #AF5E48

Tetradic#5E48AF, #AF4866, #99AF48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5EEE7

Lighter +30%#B1DFD2

Lighter +20%#8DD0BD

Lighter +10%#69C1A7

Darker −10%#398B73

Darker −20%#2A6755

Darker −30%#1B4337

Darker −40%#0D1E19

More saturated +25%#29CE9E

Less saturated −25%#679084

Channel breakdown

R72

G175

B145

Red72 (28.2%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue162.52°

Saturation (HSL)41.7%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G AF · B 91

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