What color is #48D1CC?

#48D1CC is a moderate cyan known as Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medium Turquoise?

The RGB value is 72, 209, 204: 72 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medium Turquoise?

The complementary color is #D1484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48D1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medium Turquoise color: hex code #48D1CC

#48D1CC rgb(72, 209, 204)

Shades of teal

Medium Turquoise has the hex code #48D1CC. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 82% green and 80% blue (72, 209, 204).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 60% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword mediumturquoise.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) color codes

HEX	`#48D1CC`
RGB	`rgb(72, 209, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 82%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 60%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 66%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, -37.36, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 38.28, 192.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.367, 51.334, 65.107)`
Decimal	`4772300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medium Turquoise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #48D1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48D1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #48D1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48d1cc; }
.text { color: #48d1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48d1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 209 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48d1cc, #4892d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #48D1CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #48D1CC?: #48D1CC is a moderate cyan known as Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medium Turquoise?: The RGB value is 72, 209, 204: 72 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medium Turquoise?: The complementary color is #D1484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48D1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.