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#48abc7

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

RGB
72, 171, 199
HSL
193°, 53%, 53%
CMYK
64, 14, 0, 22
Luminance
0.3463

Every format

HEX#48abc7
RGBrgb(72, 171, 199)
HSLhsl(193, 53%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 14%, 0%, 22%)
LABlab(65.5 -20.2 -22.9)
LCHlch(65.5 30.5 228.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.694 0.100 219.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48abc7;
background-color: #48abc7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48abc7] bg-[#48abc7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48abc7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.671, blue: 0.780)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48abc7")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48abc7 on white: 2.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48abc7 on black: 7.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green67.1%
Blue78.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.8%
Magenta14.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)22.0%

Color previews

#48abc7 text on a black background

contrast 7.93:1

Card sample

#48abc7 text on a white background

contrast 2.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48abc7;
Background color
Panel with #48abc7 background
background-color: #48abc7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48abc7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 171, 199, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 171, 199, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48abc7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48abc7, #4856C7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48abc7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48abc7 in the Color Lab