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#48abc3

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

RGB
72, 171, 195
HSL
192°, 51%, 52%
CMYK
63, 12, 0, 24
Luminance
0.3444

Every format

HEX#48abc3
RGBrgb(72, 171, 195)
HSLhsl(192, 51%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 12%, 0%, 24%)
LABlab(65.3 -21.5 -20.9)
LCHlch(65.3 29.9 224.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.693 0.098 216.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48abc3;
background-color: #48abc3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48abc3] bg-[#48abc3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48abc3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.671, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48abc3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48abc3 on white: 2.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48abc3 on black: 7.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green67.1%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.1%
Magenta12.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.5%

Color previews

#48abc3 text on a black background

contrast 7.89:1

Card sample

#48abc3 text on a white background

contrast 2.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48abc3;
Background color
Panel with #48abc3 background
background-color: #48abc3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48abc3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 171, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 171, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48abc3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48abc3, #4859C3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48abc3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48abc3 in the Color Lab