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#48cdbc

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

RGB
72, 205, 188
HSL
172°, 57%, 54%
CMYK
65, 0, 8, 20
Luminance
0.4867

Every format

HEX#48cdbc
RGBrgb(72, 205, 188)
HSLhsl(172, 57%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
LABlab(75.2 -39.8 -2.1)
LCHlch(75.2 39.9 183.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.117 183.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48cdbc;
background-color: #48cdbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48cdbc] bg-[#48cdbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48cdbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.804, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48cdbc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48cdbc on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48cdbc on black: 10.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green80.4%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#48cdbc text on a black background

contrast 10.73:1

Card sample

#48cdbc text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 205, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 205, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48cdbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cdbc, #4885CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48cdbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48cdbc in the Color Lab