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Colour

#48B9C5

  • #48B9C5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#48B9C5 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 185, 197 and HSL 186°, 52%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#48B9C5#48B9C5
HEX#48B9C5
RGBrgb(72, 185, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7255, 0.7725
RGB percentages28.2%, 72.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(185.8, 51.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 63.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK63.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,149
CSS custom property--colour: #48B9C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#B7463A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A4C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 13.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55448
Analogous#48C592, #487BC5
Triadic#C548B9, #B9C548
Split complementary#C5487A, #C59348
Tetradic#9348C5, #C55448, #7BC548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F4F6
Lighter +30%#BCE5EA
Lighter +20%#95D7DE
Lighter +10%#6FC8D1
Darker −10%#349BA6
Darker −20%#28767F
Darker −30%#1C5258
Darker −40%#102E31
More saturated +25%#2AD1E3
Less saturated −25%#66A1A7

Channel breakdown

R72
G185
B197
Red72 (28.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue185.76°
Saturation (HSL)51.87%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G B9 · B C5

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