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#48bca1 color: Jolt of Jade

#48bca1 is rgb(72, 188, 161) in RGB and oklch(72.219% 0.1118 174.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

72.2%
0.112
175°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #48bca1

#48bca1 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 175°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jolt of Jade (#4abca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #48bca1 mixed with white

  1. 48bca1
  2. 60c3aa
  3. 75cab3
  4. 88d0bc
  5. 9ad7c6
  6. acdecf
  7. bde5d8
  8. ceebe2
  9. def2ec
  10. eff8f5

Darker: #48bca1 mixed with black

  1. 48bca1
  2. 3da38b
  3. 338b76
  4. 297362
  5. 1f5d4e
  6. 16473c
  7. 0d322a
  8. 061f19
  9. 020d09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48bca1 with less saturation

  1. 48bca1
  2. 57baa1
  3. 63b8a2
  4. 6eb6a2
  5. 78b3a3
  6. 80b1a3
  7. 89afa3
  8. 90ada4
  9. 98aaa4
  10. 9ea8a5

Questions about #48bca1

What color is #48bca1?

#48bca1 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Jolt of Jade. In RGB it is rgb(72, 188, 161), in HSL hsl(166.03, 46.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.219% 0.1118 174.829).

What colors go well with #48bca1?

The complementary color of #48bca1 is #dc87a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77b879 and #33b9c6. The triadic partners are #aa97e4 and #db925e.

Is white or black text more readable on #48bca1?

Black text reads better on #48bca1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48bca1 a warm or cool color?

#48bca1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.112.