HEX Color #48D1CC (Mediumturquoise)

About #48D1CC

The hex code #48D1CC represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 72 parts red, 209 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 66% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#48D1CC

RGB72, 209, 204

HSL177.8°, 59.8%, 55.1%

CMYK66%, 0%, 2%, 18%

HSV177.8°, 65.6%, 82.0%

LAB76.9, -37.4, -8.4

XYZ36.4, 51.3, 65.1

Decimal4772300

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#48D1CC #D1484C

Analogous

#48D187 #4891D1

Triadic

#CC48D1 #D1CB48

Tetradic

#8748D1 #D1484C #91D148

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#48D1CC

#5CD6D1

#70DBD7

#85E0DD

#99E5E2

#ADEAE8

#C2EFEE

#D6F4F3

#EAF9F9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#48D1CC

#40B9B5

#38A29E

#308B88

#287471

#205C5A

#184544

#102E2D

#081716

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.86:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.27:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.58:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #48D1CC; }

.text-color { color: #48D1CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #48D1CC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise

#48D1CC