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Recognised as Colour

#48BFC7

  • #48BFC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#48BFC7 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 191, 199 and HSL 184°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#48BFC7#48BFC7
HEX#48BFC7
RGBrgb(72, 191, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.749, 0.7804
RGB percentages28.2%, 74.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(183.8, 53.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 63.8%, 78%)
CMYK63.8%, 4%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,767,687
CSS custom property--colour: #48BFC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#B74038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B7C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA9C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.5Light seagreen · ΔE 11.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.8Turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C75048
Analogous#48C790, #487FC7
Triadic#C748BF, #BFC748
Split complementary#C7487F, #C79048
Tetradic#9048C7, #C75048, #80C748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F6F7
Lighter +30%#BDE8EB
Lighter +20%#96DADF
Lighter +10%#6FCDD3
Darker −10%#34A1A8
Darker −20%#287C81
Darker −30%#1C565A
Darker −40%#103133
More saturated +25%#2AD9E5
Less saturated −25%#66A5A9

Channel breakdown

R72
G191
B199
Red72 (28.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue183.78°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G BF · B C7

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