#48C9CE

#48C9CE

Color Values

HEX

#48C9CE

RGB

72, 201, 206

HSL

182.2, 57.8%, 54.5%

HSV

182.2, 65.0%, 80.8%

CMYK

65.0%, 2.4%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.7683 0.1108 198.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: turquoise 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#48C9CE

#CE4D48

Analogous

#48CE90

#4886CE

#48C9CE

Triadic

#48C9CE

#CE48C9

#C9CE48

Split Complementary

#48C9CE

#CE4886

#CE9048

Tetradic

#48C9CE

#9048CE

#CE4D48

#86CE48

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#48C9CE

Protanopia

#8081CD

Deuteranopia

#786FCC

Tritanopia

#4ECCCC

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #48C9CE;
color: #48C9CE;
border-color: #48C9CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 400 #22D3EE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBFB
100
#E4F5F6
200
#C7EEF0
300
#9EE3E5
400
#6AD3D7
500
#36C4C9
600
#2B9DA1
700
#227D81
800
#1B6265
900
#17484A
950
#0F2D2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.0:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.52:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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