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#48cda8 color: Mint Jelly

#48cda8 is rgb(72, 205, 168) in RGB and oklch(76.623% 0.12754 170.913) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

76.6%
0.128
171°
  • 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 -42
Black text
10.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #48cda8

#48cda8 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.57:1, 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: #48cda8 mixed with white

  1. 48cda8
  2. 62d2b0
  3. 78d8b9
  4. 8bddc1
  5. 9de2ca
  6. afe7d3
  7. bfecdc
  8. d0f1e4
  9. e0f5ed
  10. effaf6

Darker: #48cda8 mixed with black

  1. 48cda8
  2. 3db292
  3. 33987c
  4. 297e67
  5. 1f6652
  6. 164e3f
  7. 0d382c
  8. 06231a
  9. 020f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cda8 with less saturation

  1. 48cda8
  2. 5acba9
  3. 68c8aa
  4. 75c6ab
  5. 80c3ac
  6. 8ac1ae
  7. 93beaf
  8. 9cbbb0
  9. a4b9b1
  10. abb6b2

Questions about #48cda8

What color is #48cda8?

#48cda8 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 205, 168), in HSL hsl(163.31, 57.08%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.623% 0.12754 170.913).

What colors go well with #48cda8?

The complementary color of #48cda8 is #f090bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84c779 and #18cbd4. The triadic partners are #b3a4fe and #f39a64.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cda8?

Black text reads better on #48cda8: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cda8 a warm or cool color?

#48cda8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.128.