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#48DFD3

#48dfd3 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dfd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 87.45% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.38% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.23°, with 70.23% saturation and 57.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5886

Complementary

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #df4854

Split complementary

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #df489f
  3. #df8748

Analogous

  1. #48df87
  2. #48dfd3
  3. #489fdf

Triadic

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #d348df
  3. #dfd348

Tetradic

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #4854df
  3. #df4854
  4. #dfd348

Square

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #8748df
  3. #df4854
  4. #9fdf48

Monochromatic

  1. #157971
  2. #21baae
  3. #48dfd3
  4. #89eae3
  5. #caf6f2

Shades

#48dfd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #41c9be
  3. #3ab2a9
  4. #329c94
  5. #2b867f
  6. #24706a
  7. #1d5954
  8. #16433f
  9. #0e2d2a
  10. #071615
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dfd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #5ae2d7
  3. #6de5dc
  4. #7fe9e0
  5. #91ece5
  6. #a4efe9
  7. #b6f2ed
  8. #c8f5f2
  9. #daf9f6
  10. #edfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dfd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dfd3
  2. #4ed6cb
  3. #53ccc2
  4. #59c3ba
  5. #5eb9b2
  6. #64b0aa
  7. #6aa6a1
  8. #6f9d99
  9. #759391
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d3cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d3d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc3d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add8d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ccfd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dfd3 {
  color: #48dfd3;
}
Background
.bg-48dfd3 {
  background-color: #48dfd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dfd3 {
  border: 2px solid #48dfd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dfd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 223 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dfd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dfd3, #489fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dfd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 223 211 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.38 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.70 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.97 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.50 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.06 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.09 #b7202c Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48dfd3  rgb(72, 223, 211)  hsl(175, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#df4854  rgb(223, 72, 84)  hsl(355, 70%, 58%)  Amaranth
#d348df  rgb(211, 72, 223)  hsl(295, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd348  rgb(223, 211, 72)  hsl(55, 70%, 58%)  Citrine