#48A3AD Color

#48A3AD is rgb(72, 163, 173) in RGB, hsl(186, 41%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 6%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Lagoon (#4C9C9C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48A3AD

HEX#48A3AD

RGBrgb(72, 163, 173)

HSLhsl(186, 41%, 48%)

HSVhsv(186, 58%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.087 205.1)

LABlab(61.85% -25.89 -13.85)

LCHlch(61.85% 29.36 208.14)

What #48A3AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #48A3AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 6.4 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8 Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 8.79 Viridian Green#009698ΔE 10.14 Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.18 Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 12.42

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#48A3AD Channel Values

How #48A3AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 72 · G 163 · B 173	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 41% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 58% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 58% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48A3AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #48A3AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48A3AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #48A3AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #48A3AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#48A3AD

Protanopia#9898AD

Protanomaly#809DAD

Deuteranopia#8D8DAF

Deuteranomaly#7796AE

Tritanopia#44A4A4

Tritanomaly#46A4A8

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #48A3AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-48a3ad: #48A3AD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48A3AD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48a3ad': '#48A3AD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.639, blue: 0.678)

Android XML<color name="color_48a3ad">#48A3AD</color>

SVG fillfill="#48A3AD"

More Teal Colors

#48A3AD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#48A3AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48A3AD?

#48A3AD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(72, 163, 173) in RGB and hsl(186, 41%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Lagoon (#4C9C9C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #48A3AD?

#48A3AD is rgb(72, 163, 173) — red 72, green 163, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48A3AD?

#48A3AD converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 6%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48A3AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48A3AD scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48A3AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48A3AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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