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#48d0df

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

RGB
72, 208, 223
HSL
186°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 7, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5182

Every format

HEX#48d0df
RGBrgb(72, 208, 223)
HSLhsl(186, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 7%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(77.2 -31.5 -18.1)
LCHlch(77.2 36.4 209.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.791 0.116 205.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48d0df;
background-color: #48d0df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48d0df] bg-[#48d0df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48d0df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.816, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48d0df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48d0df on white: 1.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48d0df on black: 11.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green81.6%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.7%
Magenta6.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#48d0df text on a black background

contrast 11.36:1

Card sample

#48d0df text on a white background

contrast 1.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48d0df;
Background color
Panel with #48d0df background
background-color: #48d0df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48d0df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 208, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 208, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48d0df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48d0df, #486BDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48d0df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48d0df in the Color Lab