All About Color #48D4EA

#48D4EA

About #48D4EA

#48D4EA is a light cyan color with the hex code #48D4EA. In RGB it is red 72, green 212, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 9%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 1.77:1 on white and 11.88:1 on black.

#48D4EA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, D4, EA
CMYK69.23%, 9.40%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 212, 234
HSL188°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 324, 352
HSV (HSB)188.15°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 11010100, 11101010
CIE-L*AB78.70, -30.18, -21.73
RGB Percent28.24%, 83.14%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH78.70, 37.19, 215.75
XYZ41.07, 54.41, 86.18
CIE-L*UV78.70, -51.76, -30.12
xyY0.23, 0.30, 54.41
Hunter-Lab73.76, -29.70, -17.64
RYB28.24%, 57.69%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48D4EA on a dark background: contrast 11.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48D4EA on a light background: contrast 1.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48D4EA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48D4EA · #9BE7F3 · #16A9C0 · #EA5E48 · #F3A69B

Analogous palette

#48EA5E · #48EAAE · #48D4EA · #4884EA · #5E48EA

Triadic palette

#48D4EA · #EA48D4 · #D4EA48 · #9BE7F3 · #F39BE7

Tetradic palette

#48D4EA · #AE48EA · #EA5E48 · #84EA48 · #16A9C0

Monochromatic palette

#107989 · #18B5CD · #48D4EA · #8DE4F2 · #D1F4FA

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