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#48abc2

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
72, 171, 194
HSL
191°, 50%, 52%
CMYK
63, 12, 0, 24
Luminance
0.3440

Every format

HEX#48abc2
RGBrgb(72, 171, 194)
HSLhsl(191, 50%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 12%, 0%, 24%)
LABlab(65.3 -21.8 -20.3)
LCHlch(65.3 29.8 223.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.692 0.097 215.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48abc2;
background-color: #48abc2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48abc2] bg-[#48abc2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48abc2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.671, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48abc2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48abc2 on white: 2.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48abc2 on black: 7.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green67.1%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan62.9%
Magenta11.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.9%

Color previews

#48abc2 text on a black background

contrast 7.88:1

Card sample

#48abc2 text on a white background

contrast 2.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48abc2;
Background color
Panel with #48abc2 background
background-color: #48abc2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48abc2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 171, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 171, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48abc2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48abc2, #485AC2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48abc2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48abc2 in the Color Lab