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#48cda2 color: Mint Jelly

#48cda2 is rgb(72, 205, 162) in RGB and oklch(76.465% 0.13171 167.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

76.5%
0.132
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #48cda2

#48cda2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.53:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #48cda2 mixed with white

  1. 48cda2
  2. 62d2ab
  3. 78d8b4
  4. 8bddbd
  5. 9de2c6
  6. aee7d0
  7. bfecd9
  8. d0f1e2
  9. e0f6ec
  10. effaf5

Darker: #48cda2 mixed with black

  1. 48cda2
  2. 3db28c
  3. 339877
  4. 297e63
  5. 1f664f
  6. 164e3c
  7. 0d382a
  8. 062319
  9. 020f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cda2 with less saturation

  1. 48cda2
  2. 5acba4
  3. 68c8a5
  4. 74c6a7
  5. 7fc3a9
  6. 89c0aa
  7. 93beac
  8. 9bbbae
  9. a3b8af
  10. abb5b1

Questions about #48cda2

What color is #48cda2?

#48cda2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 205, 162), in HSL hsl(160.6, 57.08%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.465% 0.13171 167.746).

What colors go well with #48cda2?

The complementary color of #48cda2 is #ef8fc2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88c672 and #00cbd0. The triadic partners are #aea4ff and #f69765.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cda2?

Black text reads better on #48cda2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cda2 a warm or cool color?

#48cda2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.132.