Recognised as Colour

#48B2BC

#48B2BC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#48B2BC is a cyan with RGB values 72, 178, 188 and HSL 185°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#48B2BC#48B2BC

HEX#48B2BC

RGBrgb(72, 178, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.698, 0.7373

RGB percentages28.2%, 69.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(185.2, 46.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 61.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK61.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,764,348

CSS custom property--colour: #48B2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#B74D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5ABBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#939EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2 Sky blue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC5248

Analogous#48BC8C, #4878BC

Triadic#BC48B2, #B2BC48

Split complementary#BC4878, #BC8C48

Tetradic#8C48BC, #BC5248, #78BC48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDF1F3

Lighter +30%#B8E1E5

Lighter +20%#93D1D7

Lighter +10%#6DC2CA

Darker −10%#389199

Darker −20%#2A6D74

Darker −30%#1D4A4E

Darker −40%#0F2729

More saturated +25%#29CCDB

Less saturated −25%#67989D

Channel breakdown

R72

G178

B188

Red72 (28.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue185.17°

Saturation (HSL)46.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G B2 · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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