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Recognised as Colour

#48CCB5

  • #48CCB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#48CCB5 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 204, 181 and HSL 170°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#48CCB5#48CCB5
HEX#48CCB5
RGBrgb(72, 204, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.8, 0.7098
RGB percentages28.2%, 80%, 71%
HSLhsl(169.5, 56.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 64.7%, 80%)
CMYK64.7%, 0%, 11.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,770,997
CSS custom property--colour: #48CCB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#B7334A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C0B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B2B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8Turquoise · ΔE 8.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.3Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Aquamarine · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC485F
Analogous#48CC73, #48A1CC
Triadic#B548CC, #CCB548
Split complementary#CC48A1, #CC7348
Tetradic#7348CC, #CC485F, #A1CC48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F8F6
Lighter +30%#C0EDE5
Lighter +20%#98E2D5
Lighter +10%#70D7C5
Darker −10%#31B09A
Darker −20%#268877
Darker −30%#1B6054
Darker −40%#103831
More saturated +25%#2BE9C8
Less saturated −25%#65AFA2

Channel breakdown

R72
G204
B181
Red72 (28.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue169.55°
Saturation (HSL)56.41%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G CC · B B5

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