All About Color Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

Medium Turquoise is a calming and soothing blue-green color. It brings a sense of tranquility and relaxation, perfect for creating a peaceful and serene space.

About Medium Turquoise

Medium Turquoise is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48D1CC. In RGB it is red 72, green 209, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 178°, saturation 60%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 66%, 0%, 2%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 1.86:1 on white and 11.27:1 on black.

#48D1CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, D1, CC
CMYK65.55%, 0.00%, 2.39%, 18.04%
RGB Decimal72, 209, 204
HSL178°, 60%, 55%
RGB Octal110, 321, 314
HSV (HSB)177.81°, 65.55%, 81.96%
RGB Binary1001000, 11010001, 11001100
CIE-L*AB76.88, -37.35, -8.36
RGB Percent28.24%, 81.96%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH76.88, 38.28, 192.62
XYZ36.37, 51.34, 65.12
CIE-L*UV76.88, -52.58, -7.10
xyY0.24, 0.34, 51.34
Hunter-Lab71.65, -34.78, -3.73
RYB28.24%, 55.60%, 81.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48D1CC on a dark background: contrast 11.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48D1CC on a light background: contrast 1.86:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Medium Turquoise, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Medium Turquoise. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#48D1CC · #91E3E1 · #269793 · #D1474C · #E39194

Analogous palette

#4CD147 · #47D188 · #48D1CC · #4791D1 · #474CD1

Triadic palette

#48D1CC · #CD47D1 · #D1CD47 · #91E3E1 · #E191E3

Tetradic palette

#48D1CC · #8847D1 · #D1474C · #91D147 · #269793

Monochromatic palette

#196663 · #29A39F · #48D1CC · #85E0DD · #C2F0EE

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