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#48e7cf color: MoS₂ Cyan

#48e7cf is rgb(72, 231, 207) in RGB and oklch(84.057% 0.13442 180.629) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

84.1%
0.134
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.54:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

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About #48e7cf

#48e7cf is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 84.1% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.54:1 contrast and black text 13.61:1, 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: #48e7cf mixed with white

  1. 48e7cf
  2. 65ead4
  3. 7cecd8
  4. 90efdd
  5. a3f2e2
  6. b3f4e7
  7. c4f6ec
  8. d3f9f0
  9. e2fbf5
  10. f1fdfa

Darker: #48e7cf mixed with black

  1. 48e7cf
  2. 3dc9b4
  3. 33ab99
  4. 298f7f
  5. 1f7367
  6. 16594f
  7. 0d4038
  8. 062823
  9. 021310
  10. 000302

Calmer: #48e7cf with less saturation

  1. 48e7cf
  2. 5fe4cf
  3. 71e2ce
  4. 81dfce
  5. 8edccd
  6. 9adacd
  7. a5d7cc
  8. afd4cc
  9. b9d1cb
  10. c2cecb

Questions about #48e7cf

What color is #48e7cf?

#48e7cf is bright light teal. The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(72, 231, 207), in HSL hsl(170.94, 76.81%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(84.057% 0.13442 180.629).

What colors go well with #48e7cf?

The complementary color of #48e7cf is #ffa9c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85e49d and #3ae2fc. The triadic partners are #d7b9ff and #ffb56a.

Is white or black text more readable on #48e7cf?

Black text reads better on #48e7cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and black gives 13.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #48e7cf a warm or cool color?

#48e7cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 84.1% and its chroma 0.134.