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#48cfac color: Mint Jelly

#48cfac is rgb(72, 207, 172) in RGB and oklch(77.225% 0.12731 172.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

77.2%
0.127
172°
  • 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
10.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #48cfac

#48cfac is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.8:1, 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: #48cfac mixed with white

  1. 48cfac
  2. 62d4b4
  3. 78d9bc
  4. 8cdec4
  5. 9ee3cd
  6. afe8d5
  7. c0eddd
  8. d0f1e6
  9. e0f6ee
  10. effaf6

Darker: #48cfac mixed with black

  1. 48cfac
  2. 3db495
  3. 33997f
  4. 297f69
  5. 1f6754
  6. 164f40
  7. 0d382d
  8. 06231b
  9. 02100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #48cfac with less saturation

  1. 48cfac
  2. 5acdad
  3. 69caae
  4. 76c8af
  5. 81c5b0
  6. 8bc3b0
  7. 94c0b1
  8. 9dbdb2
  9. a5bbb3
  10. adb8b4

Questions about #48cfac

What color is #48cfac?

#48cfac is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(72, 207, 172), in HSL hsl(164.44, 58.44%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.225% 0.12731 172.259).

What colors go well with #48cfac?

The complementary color of #48cfac is #f392bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84ca7d and #1fccd8. The triadic partners are #b7a5ff and #f59d65.

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

Black text reads better on #48cfac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48cfac a warm or cool color?

#48cfac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.127.