What color is #48A099?

#48A099 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48A099?

The RGB value is 72, 160, 153: 72 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48A099?

The complementary color is #A0484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48A099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48A099 color

#48A099 rgb(72, 160, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48A099 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 62.7% green and 60% blue (72, 160, 153).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 38% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#48A099 color codes

HEX	`#48A099`
RGB	`rgb(72, 160, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 62.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 38%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 55%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -28.03, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 28.37, 188.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.991, 28.817, 34.587)`
Decimal	`4759705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48A099, 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 #48A099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48A099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #48A099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48a099; }
.text { color: #48a099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48a099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 160 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48a099, #487ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #48A099?: #48A099 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48A099?: The RGB value is 72, 160, 153: 72 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48A099?: The complementary color is #A0484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48A099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.