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Recognised as Colour

#48BB85

  • #48BB85
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#48BB85 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 187, 133 and HSL 152°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#48BB85#48BB85
HEX#48BB85
RGBrgb(72, 187, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7333, 0.5216
RGB percentages28.2%, 73.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(151.8, 45.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.8, 61.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 28.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,597
CSS custom property--colour: #48BB85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B7447A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9AE82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#04BAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 7.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.8Sea green · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6Aquamarine · ΔE 25Turquoise · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB487E
Analogous#48BB4C, #48B7BB
Triadic#8548BB, #BB8548
Split complementary#BB48B7, #BB4C48
Tetradic#4C48BB, #BB487E, #B7BB48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF2E8
Lighter +30%#B8E4CF
Lighter +20%#92D7B7
Lighter +10%#6DC99E
Darker −10%#38986B
Darker −20%#2B7251
Darker −30%#1D4D36
Darker −40%#0F281C
More saturated +25%#29DA87
Less saturated −25%#679C83

Channel breakdown

R72
G187
B133
Red72 (28.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue151.83°
Saturation (HSL)45.82%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G BB · B 85

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