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#48e6cf color: MoS₂ Cyan

#48e6cf is rgb(72, 230, 207) in RGB and oklch(83.817% 0.13345 181.126) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

83.8%
0.133
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

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About #48e6cf

#48e6cf is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 83.8% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.56:1 contrast and black text 13.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan (#00e6d3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #48e6cf mixed with white

  1. 48e6cf
  2. 65e9d4
  3. 7cecd8
  4. 90eedd
  5. a2f1e2
  6. b3f4e7
  7. c3f6ec
  8. d3f8f0
  9. e2fbf5
  10. f1fdfa

Darker: #48e6cf mixed with black

  1. 48e6cf
  2. 3dc8b4
  3. 33ab99
  4. 298e7f
  5. 1f7367
  6. 16594f
  7. 0d4038
  8. 062823
  9. 021310
  10. 000302

Calmer: #48e6cf with less saturation

  1. 48e6cf
  2. 5fe3ce
  3. 71e1ce
  4. 80decd
  5. 8ddccd
  6. 99d9cc
  7. a4d6cc
  8. aed3cb
  9. b8d0cb
  10. c1cdca

Questions about #48e6cf

What color is #48e6cf?

#48e6cf is bright light teal. The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(72, 230, 207), in HSL hsl(171.27, 75.96%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.817% 0.13345 181.126).

What colors go well with #48e6cf?

The complementary color of #48e6cf is #ffa8c5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84e39d and #3ce1fb. The triadic partners are #d7b7ff and #ffb56a.

Is white or black text more readable on #48e6cf?

Black text reads better on #48e6cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and black gives 13.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48e6cf a warm or cool color?

#48e6cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 83.8% and its chroma 0.133.