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#48cfaa color: Mint Jelly

#48cfaa is rgb(72, 207, 170) in RGB and oklch(77.171% 0.1286 171.157) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

77.2%
0.129
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #48cfaa

#48cfaa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.78:1, 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: #48cfaa mixed with white

  1. 48cfaa
  2. 62d4b2
  3. 78d9bb
  4. 8bdec3
  5. 9ee3cb
  6. afe8d4
  7. c0eddc
  8. d0f1e5
  9. e0f6ee
  10. effaf6

Darker: #48cfaa mixed with black

  1. 48cfaa
  2. 3db493
  3. 33997d
  4. 297f68
  5. 1f6753
  6. 164f3f
  7. 0d382d
  8. 06231b
  9. 02100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cfaa with less saturation

  1. 48cfaa
  2. 5acdab
  3. 69caac
  4. 75c8ad
  5. 81c5ae
  6. 8bc3af
  7. 94c0b0
  8. 9dbdb1
  9. a5bab2
  10. adb8b4

Questions about #48cfaa

What color is #48cfaa?

#48cfaa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 207, 170), in HSL hsl(163.56, 58.44%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.171% 0.1286 171.157).

What colors go well with #48cfaa?

The complementary color of #48cfaa is #f391bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85c97b and #17cdd6. The triadic partners are #b5a5ff and #f59c65.

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

Black text reads better on #48cfaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cfaa a warm or cool color?

#48cfaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.129.