Recognised as Colour
#48EEB7
- #48EEB7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#48EEB7 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 238, 183 and HSL 160°, 83%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#48EEB7#48EEB7
HEX#48EEB7
RGBrgb(72, 238, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.9333, 0.7176
RGB percentages28.2%, 93.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(160.1, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.1, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK69.7%, 0%, 23.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,779,703
CSS custom property--colour: #48EEB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.19:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#B71148
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EE487F
Analogous#48EE64, #48D2EE
Triadic#B748EE, #EEB748
Split complementary#EE48D2, #EE6448
Tetradic#6448EE, #EE487F, #D2EE48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G238
B183
Red72 (28.2%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue160.12°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G EE · B B7
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