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#48bca2 color: Jolt of Jade

#48bca2 is rgb(72, 188, 162) in RGB and oklch(72.248% 0.11122 175.499) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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167°
100%

72.2%
0.111
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
8.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #48bca2

#48bca2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.111 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 8.99:1, 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: #48bca2 mixed with white

  1. 48bca2
  2. 60c3ab
  3. 75cab4
  4. 88d0bd
  5. 9ad7c6
  6. acded0
  7. bde5d9
  8. ceebe2
  9. def2ec
  10. eff8f5

Darker: #48bca2 mixed with black

  1. 48bca2
  2. 3da38c
  3. 338b77
  4. 297363
  5. 1f5d4f
  6. 16473c
  7. 0d322a
  8. 061f19
  9. 020d0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48bca2 with less saturation

  1. 48bca2
  2. 57baa2
  3. 63b8a3
  4. 6eb6a3
  5. 78b3a3
  6. 80b1a4
  7. 89afa4
  8. 90ada4
  9. 98aaa5
  10. 9fa8a5

Questions about #48bca2

What color is #48bca2?

#48bca2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Jolt of Jade. In RGB it is rgb(72, 188, 162), in HSL hsl(166.55, 46.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.248% 0.11122 175.499).

What colors go well with #48bca2?

The complementary color of #48bca2 is #dc87a8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77b87a and #35b9c7. The triadic partners are #ab97e4 and #db925e.

Is white or black text more readable on #48bca2?

Black text reads better on #48bca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48bca2 a warm or cool color?

#48bca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.111.