#48aebf

Color #48aebf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#48aebf

RGB

rgb(72, 174, 191)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 48.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 62.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.07, -24.2, -17.48)

LCH

lch(66.07, 29.85, 215.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0963, 210.24)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 28.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf5948

Analogous

#48bf95

#48aebf

#4873bf

Triadic

#48aebf

#bf48ae

#aebf48

Split-complementary

#48aebf

#bf4873

#bf9548

Tetradic

#48aebf

#5948bf

#bf5948

#aebf48

Square

#48aebf

#9548bf

#bf5948

#73bf48

Shades

Color #48aebf mixed toward black.

#3993a3

#2d7682

#225862

#173b41

#0b1d21

Tints

Color #48aebf mixed toward white.

#67bcca

#85c9d4

#a4d7df

#c2e4ea

#e1f2f4

Tones

Color #48aebf mixed toward gray.

#52a7b5

#5ca0ab

#6699a1

#709297

#7a8b8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182bb · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#7b73ba · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#51b8b7 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48aebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48aebf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#48aebf (#48aebf) is rgb(72, 174, 191) in RGB.

No, #48aebf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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