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#48cfa6 color: Mint Jelly

#48cfa6 is rgb(72, 207, 166) in RGB and oklch(77.064% 0.13131 169.033) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

77.1%
0.131
169°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #48cfa6

#48cfa6 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.75:1, 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: #48cfa6 mixed with white

  1. 48cfa6
  2. 62d4af
  3. 78d9b7
  4. 8bdec0
  5. 9ee3c9
  6. afe8d2
  7. c0eddb
  8. d0f1e4
  9. e0f6ed
  10. effaf6

Darker: #48cfa6 mixed with black

  1. 48cfa6
  2. 3db490
  3. 33997a
  4. 297f65
  5. 1f6751
  6. 164f3e
  7. 0d382b
  8. 06231a
  9. 02100a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cfa6 with less saturation

  1. 48cfa6
  2. 5acda7
  3. 69caa9
  4. 75c8aa
  5. 80c5ac
  6. 8bc2ad
  7. 94c0af
  8. 9dbdb0
  9. a5bab1
  10. adb7b3

Questions about #48cfa6

What color is #48cfa6?

#48cfa6 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 207, 166), in HSL hsl(161.78, 58.44%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.064% 0.13131 169.033).

What colors go well with #48cfa6?

The complementary color of #48cfa6 is #f290c2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88c976 and #00cdd4. The triadic partners are #b2a6ff and #f79a66.

Is white or black text more readable on #48cfa6?

Black text reads better on #48cfa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cfa6 a warm or cool color?

#48cfa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.131.