All About Color #48A8A8

#48A8A8

About #48A8A8

#48A8A8 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48A8A8. In RGB it is red 72, green 168, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 40%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 57%, 0%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.82:1 on white and 7.44:1 on black.

#48A8A8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, A8, A8
CMYK57.14%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal72, 168, 168
HSL180°, 40%, 47%
RGB Octal110, 250, 250
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 57.14%, 65.88%
RGB Binary1001000, 10101000, 10101000
CIE-L*AB63.52, -27.84, -8.50
RGB Percent28.24%, 65.88%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH63.52, 29.11, 196.98
XYZ23.74, 32.21, 42.01
CIE-L*UV63.52, -39.45, -8.51
xyY0.24, 0.33, 32.21
Hunter-Lab56.75, -24.64, -4.16
RYB28.24%, 47.06%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48A8A8 on a dark background: contrast 7.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48A8A8 on a light background: contrast 2.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48A8A8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48A8A8 · #82C9C9 · #2C6868 · #A84848 · #C98282

Analogous palette

#48A848 · #48A878 · #48A8A8 · #4878A8 · #4848A8

Triadic palette

#48A8A8 · #A848A8 · #A8A848 · #82C9C9 · #C982C9

Tetradic palette

#48A8A8 · #7848A8 · #A84848 · #78A848 · #2C6868

Monochromatic palette

#1A3D3D · #317272 · #48A8A8 · #77C5C5 · #ADDCDC

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