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#48cfad

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

RGB
72, 207, 173
HSL
165°, 58%, 55%
CMYK
65, 0, 16, 19
Luminance
0.4902

Every format

HEX#48cfad
RGBrgb(72, 207, 173)
HSLhsl(165, 58%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 16%, 19%)
LABlab(75.5 -44.5 6.3)
LCHlch(75.5 45.0 172.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.127 172.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48cfad;
background-color: #48cfad;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48cfad] bg-[#48cfad]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48cfad;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.812, blue: 0.678)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48cfad")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48cfad on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48cfad on black: 10.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green81.2%
Blue67.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.4%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#48cfad text on a black background

contrast 10.80:1

Card sample

#48cfad text on a white background

contrast 1.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 207, 173, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 207, 173, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48cfad;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cfad, #4897CF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48cfad

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48cfad in the Color Lab