All About Color #48A8A0

#48A8A0

About #48A8A0

#48A8A0 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48A8A0. In RGB it is red 72, green 168, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 175°, saturation 40%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 57%, 0%, 5%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.84:1 on white and 7.38:1 on black.

#48A8A0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, A8, A0
CMYK57.14%, 0.00%, 4.76%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal72, 168, 160
HSL175°, 40%, 47%
RGB Octal110, 250, 240
HSV (HSB)175.00°, 57.14%, 65.88%
RGB Binary1001000, 10101000, 10100000
CIE-L*AB63.28, -30.04, -4.38
RGB Percent28.24%, 65.88%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH63.28, 30.36, 188.29
XYZ23.02, 31.92, 38.21
CIE-L*UV63.28, -39.86, -1.88
xyY0.25, 0.34, 31.92
Hunter-Lab56.50, -26.14, -0.54
RYB28.24%, 47.88%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48A8A0 on a dark background: contrast 7.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48A8A0 on a light background: contrast 2.84:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48A8A0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48A8A0 · #82C9C4 · #2C6863 · #A84850 · #C98288

Analogous palette

#50A848 · #48A870 · #48A8A0 · #4880A8 · #4850A8

Triadic palette

#48A8A0 · #A048A8 · #A8A048 · #82C9C4 · #C382C9

Tetradic palette

#48A8A0 · #7048A8 · #A84850 · #80A848 · #2C6863

Monochromatic palette

#1A3D3A · #31726D · #48A8A0 · #77C5BE · #ADDCD8

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