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Recognised as Colour

#48BC8E

  • #48BC8E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48BC8E is a cyan with RGB values 72, 188, 142 and HSL 156°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#48BC8E#48BC8E
HEX#48BC8E
RGBrgb(72, 188, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7373, 0.5569
RGB percentages28.2%, 73.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(156.2, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.2, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.7%, 0%, 24.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,862
CSS custom property--colour: #48BC8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#B74371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9AF8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A491no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.1Sea green · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5Light seagreen · ΔE 21.2Turquoise · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC4876
Analogous#48BC54, #48B0BC
Triadic#8E48BC, #BC8E48
Split complementary#BC48B0, #BC5448
Tetradic#5448BC, #BC4876, #B0BC48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF3EA
Lighter +30%#B8E5D3
Lighter +20%#93D7BC
Lighter +10%#6DCAA5
Darker −10%#389973
Darker −20%#2A7457
Darker −30%#1D4E3B
Darker −40%#0F291F
More saturated +25%#29DB94
Less saturated −25%#679D88

Channel breakdown

R72
G188
B142
Red72 (28.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue156.21°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G BC · B 8E

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