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#48dfbc

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

RGB
72, 223, 188
HSL
166°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 0, 16, 13
Luminance
0.5778

Every format

HEX#48dfbc
RGBrgb(72, 223, 188)
HSLhsl(166, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 16%, 13%)
LABlab(80.6 -47.7 5.7)
LCHlch(80.6 48.0 173.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.816 0.136 174.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48dfbc;
background-color: #48dfbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48dfbc] bg-[#48dfbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48dfbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.875, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48dfbc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48dfbc on white: 1.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48dfbc on black: 12.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green87.5%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.7%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#48dfbc text on a black background

contrast 12.56:1

Card sample

#48dfbc text on a white background

contrast 1.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 223, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 223, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48dfbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dfbc, #489DDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48dfbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48dfbc in the Color Lab