Recognised as Colour
#48BE94
- #48BE94
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#48BE94 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 190, 148 and HSL 159°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#48BE94#48BE94
HEX#48BE94
RGBrgb(72, 190, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7451, 0.5804
RGB percentages28.2%, 74.5%, 58%
HSLhsl(158.6, 47.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 62.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK62.1%, 0%, 22.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,767,380
CSS custom property--colour: #48BE94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#B7416B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BE4872
Analogous#48BE59, #48ADBE
Triadic#9448BE, #BE9448
Split complementary#BE48AD, #BE5948
Tetradic#5948BE, #BE4872, #ADBE48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G190
B148
Red72 (28.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue158.64°
Saturation (HSL)47.58%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G BE · B 94
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