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#48ccaa color: Diroset

#48ccaa is rgb(72, 204, 170) in RGB and oklch(76.431% 0.12506 172.469) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

76.4%
0.125
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #48ccaa

#48ccaa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Diroset (#5acaa4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48ccaa mixed with white

  1. 48ccaa
  2. 62d1b2
  3. 78d7bb
  4. 8bdcc3
  5. 9de1cb
  6. aee6d4
  7. bfebdc
  8. cff0e5
  9. e0f5ee
  10. effaf6

Darker: #48ccaa mixed with black

  1. 48ccaa
  2. 3db193
  3. 33977d
  4. 297e68
  5. 1f6553
  6. 164e3f
  7. 0d372d
  8. 06221b
  9. 020f0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48ccaa with less saturation

  1. 48ccaa
  2. 5acaab
  3. 68c7ac
  4. 74c5ad
  5. 7fc2ad
  6. 89c0ae
  7. 92bdaf
  8. 9bbbb0
  9. a3b8b1
  10. abb5b1

Questions about #48ccaa

What color is #48ccaa?

#48ccaa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Diroset. In RGB it is rgb(72, 204, 170), in HSL hsl(164.55, 56.41%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.431% 0.12506 172.469).

What colors go well with #48ccaa?

The complementary color of #48ccaa is #ef90ba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82c77c and #22c9d5. The triadic partners are #b5a3fb and #f19b64.

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

Black text reads better on #48ccaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48ccaa a warm or cool color?

#48ccaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.125.