#48bacc color: Water Sports
#48bacc is rgb(72, 186, 204) in RGB and oklch(73.176% 0.10409 209.69) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Cyan
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- cyan-500
- Black 20%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #48bacc
#48bacc is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 210°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.17:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Water Sports (#44bbcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.
Lighter: #48bacc mixed with white
Darker: #48bacc mixed with black
Calmer: #48bacc with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #48bacc
Questions about #48bacc
What color is #48bacc?
#48bacc is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Water Sports. In RGB it is rgb(72, 186, 204), in HSL hsl(188.18, 56.41%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.176% 0.10409 209.69).
What colors go well with #48bacc?
The complementary color of #48bacc is #e28f81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #51beaa and #67b1e3. The triadic partners are #cd90c8 and #c2a556.
Is white or black text more readable on #48bacc?
Black text reads better on #48bacc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #48bacc a warm or cool color?
#48bacc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.104.