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#48DFD5

#48dfd5 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48dfd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.48% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.03°, 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5896

Complementary

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #df4852

Split complementary

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #df489d
  3. #df8a48

Analogous

  1. #48df8a
  2. #48dfd5
  3. #489ddf

Triadic

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #d548df
  3. #dfd548

Tetradic

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #4852df
  3. #df4852
  4. #dfd548

Square

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #8a48df
  3. #df4852
  4. #9ddf48

Monochromatic

  1. #157972
  2. #21bab0
  3. #48dfd5
  4. #89eae4
  5. #caf6f3

Shades

#48dfd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #41c9c0
  3. #3ab2aa
  4. #329c95
  5. #2b8680
  6. #24706b
  7. #1d5955
  8. #164340
  9. #0e2d2b
  10. #071615
  11. #000000

Tints

#48dfd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #5ae2d9
  3. #6de5dd
  4. #7fe9e2
  5. #91ece6
  6. #a4efea
  7. #b6f2ee
  8. #c8f5f2
  9. #daf9f7
  10. #edfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48dfd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48dfd5
  2. #4ed6cd
  3. #53ccc4
  4. #59c3bc
  5. #5eb9b3
  6. #64b0ab
  7. #6aa6a2
  8. #6f9d9a
  9. #759391
  10. #7a8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d3ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d3d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc3d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add8d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ccfd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48dfd5 {
  color: #48dfd5;
}
Background
.bg-48dfd5 {
  background-color: #48dfd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48dfd5 {
  border: 2px solid #48dfd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48dfd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 223 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48dfd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dfd5, #489ddf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48dfd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 223 213 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.03 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.60 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.65 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.03 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.17 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.77 #b7202a Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Turquoise
#48dfd5  rgb(72, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#df4852  rgb(223, 72, 82)  hsl(356, 70%, 58%)  Amaranth
#d548df  rgb(213, 72, 223)  hsl(296, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd548  rgb(223, 213, 72)  hsl(56, 70%, 58%)  Straw