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#48cfdb

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

RGB
72, 207, 219
HSL
185°, 67%, 57%
CMYK
67, 6, 0, 14
Luminance
0.5112

Every format

HEX#48cfdb
RGBrgb(72, 207, 219)
HSLhsl(185, 67%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 6%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(76.8 -32.2 -16.6)
LCHlch(76.8 36.2 207.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.787 0.115 203.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48cfdb;
background-color: #48cfdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48cfdb] bg-[#48cfdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48cfdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.812, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48cfdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48cfdb on white: 1.87:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48cfdb on black: 11.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green81.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.1%
Magenta5.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#48cfdb text on a black background

contrast 11.22:1

Card sample

#48cfdb text on a white background

contrast 1.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 207, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 207, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48cfdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cfdb, #486DDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48cfdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48cfdb in the Color Lab