Recognised as Colour
#48EBE5
- #48EBE5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#48EBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 235, 229 and HSL 178°, 80%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#48EBE5#48EBE5
HEX#48EBE5
RGBrgb(72, 235, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.9216, 0.898
RGB percentages28.2%, 92.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(177.8, 80.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.8, 69.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK69.4%, 0%, 2.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,778,981
CSS custom property--colour: #48EBE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#B7141A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EB484E
Analogous#48EB94, #489FEB
Triadic#E548EB, #EBE548
Split complementary#EB489F, #EB9348
Tetradic#9448EB, #EB484E, #A0EB48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G235
B229
Red72 (28.2%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue177.79°
Saturation (HSL)80.3%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G EB · B E5
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