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Colour

#48B7A6

  • #48B7A6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#48B7A6 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 183, 166 and HSL 171°, 44%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#48B7A6#48B7A6
HEX#48B7A6
RGBrgb(72, 183, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7176, 0.651
RGB percentages28.2%, 71.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(170.8, 43.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 60.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 0%, 9.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,765,606
CSS custom property--colour: #48B7A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#B74859

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFADA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA1A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Turquoise · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B74859
Analogous#48B76F, #4890B7
Triadic#A648B7, #B7A648
Split complementary#B74890, #B76F48
Tetradic#6F48B7, #B74859, #90B748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF1ED
Lighter +30%#B6E2DB
Lighter +20%#91D4CA
Lighter +10%#6DC5B8
Darker −10%#3A9285
Darker −20%#2B6E64
Darker −30%#1D4942
Darker −40%#0E2521
More saturated +25%#28D7BC
Less saturated −25%#689790

Channel breakdown

R72
G183
B166
Red72 (28.2%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue170.81°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G B7 · B A6

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