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#48cdda

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

RGB
72, 205, 218
HSL
185°, 66%, 57%
CMYK
67, 6, 0, 15
Luminance
0.5010

Every format

HEX#48cdda
RGBrgb(72, 205, 218)
HSLhsl(185, 66%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 6%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(76.1 -31.5 -17.0)
LCHlch(76.1 35.8 208.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.782 0.114 204.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48cdda;
background-color: #48cdda;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48cdda] bg-[#48cdda]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48cdda;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.804, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48cdda")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48cdda on white: 1.91:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48cdda on black: 11.02:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green80.4%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.0%
Magenta6.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#48cdda text on a black background

contrast 11.02:1

Card sample

#48cdda text on a white background

contrast 1.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 205, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 205, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48cdda;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cdda, #486CDA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48cdda

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48cdda in the Color Lab