What color is #48A69F?

#48A69F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48A69F?

The RGB value is 72, 166, 159: 72 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48A69F?

The complementary color is #A6484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48A69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48A69F color

#48A69F rgb(72, 166, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48A69F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (72, 166, 159).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#48A69F color codes

HEX	`#48A69F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 166, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 65.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 57%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -29.35, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 29.73, 189.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.564, 31.151, 37.618)`
Decimal	`4761247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48A69F, 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 #48A69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48A69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #48A69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48a69f; }
.text { color: #48a69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48a69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 166 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48a69f, #487ea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #48A69F?: #48A69F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48A69F?: The RGB value is 72, 166, 159: 72 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48A69F?: The complementary color is #A6484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48A69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.