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Recognised as Colour

#48BBCB

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

#48BBCB is a cyan with RGB values 72, 187, 203 and HSL 187°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#48BBCB#48BBCB
HEX#48BBCB
RGBrgb(72, 187, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7333, 0.7961
RGB percentages28.2%, 73.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(187.3, 55.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 64.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK64.5%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,667
CSS custom property--colour: #48BBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#B74434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB5848
Analogous#48CB9A, #4879CB
Triadic#CB48BB, #BBCB48
Split complementary#CB4879, #CB9A48
Tetradic#9A48CB, #CB5848, #79CB48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F6F8
Lighter +30%#BFE7ED
Lighter +20%#97D9E2
Lighter +10%#70CAD6
Darker −10%#329FAE
Darker −20%#267B87
Darker −30%#1B575F
Darker −40%#103237
More saturated +25%#2BD1E8
Less saturated −25%#65A5AE

Channel breakdown

R72
G187
B203
Red72 (28.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue187.33°
Saturation (HSL)55.74%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G BB · B CB

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