#48C9CC

#48C9CC

Color Values

HEX

#48C9CC

RGB

72, 201, 204

HSL

181.4, 56.4%, 54.1%

HSV

181.4, 64.7%, 80.0%

CMYK

64.7%, 1.5%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7676 0.1108 197.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#48C9CC

#CC4B48

Analogous

#48CC8D

#4887CC

#48C9CC

Triadic

#48C9CC

#CC48C9

#C9CC48

Split Complementary

#48C9CC

#CC4887

#CC8D48

Tetradic

#48C9CC

#8D48CC

#CC4B48

#87CC48

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#48C9CC

Protanopia

#8081CB

Deuteranopia

#786FCB

Tritanopia

#4ECBCB

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #48C9CC;
color: #48C9CC;
border-color: #48C9CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 300 #67E8F9

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E5F5F6
200
#C7EEEF
300
#9FE3E4
400
#6BD3D6
500
#38C4C7
600
#2C9DA0
700
#247D80
800
#1C6264
900
#184849
950
#0F2D2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.0:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.5:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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