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Colour

#48DBE5

  • #48DBE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#48DBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 219, 229 and HSL 184°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#48DBE5#48DBE5
HEX#48DBE5
RGBrgb(72, 219, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.8588, 0.898
RGB percentages28.2%, 85.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(183.8, 75.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 68.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK68.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,774,885
CSS custom property--colour: #48DBE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#B7241A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD2E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C1E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E3DEno 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 text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 9Turquoise · ΔE 15.2Aqua · ΔE 17Cyan · ΔE 17Light seagreen · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E55248
Analogous#48E5A1, #488DE5
Triadic#E548DB, #DBE548
Split complementary#E5488C, #E5A148
Tetradic#A148E5, #E55248, #8CE548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFEFE
Lighter +30%#CEF5F8
Lighter +20%#A1EDF2
Lighter +10%#75E4EB
Darker −10%#1FCFDB
Darker −20%#19A5AE
Darker −30%#127B82
Darker −40%#0C5055
More saturated +25%#2EF2FF
Less saturated −25%#62C4CB

Channel breakdown

R72
G219
B229
Red72 (28.2%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue183.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G DB · B E5

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