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#48cddf

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

RGB
72, 205, 223
HSL
187°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 8, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5037

Every format

HEX#48cddf
RGBrgb(72, 205, 223)
HSLhsl(187, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 8%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(76.3 -30.1 -19.5)
LCHlch(76.3 35.8 212.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.784 0.115 207.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48cddf;
background-color: #48cddf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48cddf] bg-[#48cddf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48cddf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.804, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48cddf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48cddf on white: 1.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48cddf on black: 11.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green80.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.7%
Magenta8.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#48cddf text on a black background

contrast 11.07:1

Card sample

#48cddf text on a white background

contrast 1.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 205, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 205, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48cddf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cddf, #4868DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48cddf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48cddf in the Color Lab