All About Color #48AFCB

#48AFCB

About #48AFCB

#48AFCB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48AFCB. In RGB it is red 72, green 175, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 56%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 65%, 14%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.54:1 on white and 8.27:1 on black.

#48AFCB Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, AF, CB
CMYK64.53%, 13.79%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal72, 175, 203
HSL193°, 56%, 54%
RGB Octal110, 257, 313
HSV (HSB)192.82°, 64.53%, 79.61%
RGB Binary1001000, 10101111, 11001011
CIE-L*AB66.79, -21.08, -23.04
RGB Percent28.24%, 68.63%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH66.79, 31.22, 227.54
XYZ28.78, 36.35, 62.00
CIE-L*UV66.79, -40.24, -32.89
xyY0.23, 0.29, 36.35
Hunter-Lab60.29, -20.29, -18.77
RYB28.24%, 50.85%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48AFCB on a dark background: contrast 8.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48AFCB on a light background: contrast 2.54:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48AFCB · #90CEE0 · #28798F · #CB6448 · #E0A190

Analogous palette

#48CB64 · #48CBA6 · #48AFCB · #486DCB · #6448CB

Triadic palette

#48AFCB · #CB48AF · #AFCB48 · #90CEE0 · #E090CE

Tetradic palette

#48AFCB · #A648CB · #CB6448 · #6DCB48 · #28798F

Monochromatic palette

#1B515F · #2C839B · #48AFCB · #84C9DC · #BFE3ED

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