#48b7cd

Color #48b7cd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#48b7cd

RGB

rgb(72, 183, 205)

HSL

hsl(189.9, 57.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.9, 64.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.22, -24.56, -20.42)

LCH

lch(69.22, 31.94, 219.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1038, 213.12)

HWB

hwb(189.9, 28.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd5e48

Analogous

#48cda0

#48b7cd

#4875cd

Triadic

#48b7cd

#cd48b7

#b7cd48

Split-complementary

#48b7cd

#cd4875

#cda048

Tetradic

#48b7cd

#5e48cd

#cd5e48

#b7cd48

Square

#48b7cd

#a048cd

#cd5e48

#75cd48

Shades

Color #48b7cd mixed toward black.

#32a0b5

#288091

#1e606d

#144049

#0a2024

Tints

Color #48b7cd mixed toward white.

#66c3d5

#85cfde

#a3dbe6

#c2e7ee

#e0f3f7

Tones

Color #48b7cd mixed toward gray.

#53b0c2

#5ea8b7

#69a1ac

#7499a1

#7f9296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788c8 · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#8178c7 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#52c4c3 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48b7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48b7cd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#48b7cd (#48b7cd) is rgb(72, 183, 205) in RGB.

No, #48b7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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