What color is #48AEA6?

#48AEA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48AEA6?

The RGB value is 72, 174, 166: 72 red, 174 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48AEA6?

The complementary color is #AE4850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48AEA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48AEA6 color

#48AEA6 rgb(72, 174, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48AEA6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 68.2% green and 65.1% blue (72, 174, 166).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#48AEA6 color codes

HEX	`#48AEA6`
RGB	`rgb(72, 174, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 68.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 59%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, -31.32, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 31.68, 188.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.688, 34.4, 41.408)`
Decimal	`4763302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48AEA6, 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 #48AEA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#48AEA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #48AEA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48aea6; }
.text { color: #48aea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48aea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 174 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48aea6, #4883ae); }

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Questions

What color is #48AEA6?: #48AEA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48AEA6?: The RGB value is 72, 174, 166: 72 red, 174 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48AEA6?: The complementary color is #AE4850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48AEA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.