Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC)

The hex code for Medium Turquoise is #48D1CC. It is rgb(72, 209, 204) in RGB, hsl(178, 60%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48D1CC

HEX#48D1CC

RGBrgb(72, 209, 204)

HSLhsl(178, 60%, 55%)

HSVhsv(178, 66%, 82%)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%)

OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.116 191.6)

LABlab(76.56% -38.88 -8.97)

LCHlch(76.56% 39.90 192.99)

Colors Closest to Medium Turquoise

Medium Turquoise is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 5.9 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 6.56 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 6.79 Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.71 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.77 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 11.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#48D1CC Channel Values

How Medium Turquoise 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 209 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 178° · S 60% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 178° · S 66% · V 82%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 66% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 18%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.86:1 vs white · 11.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Turquoise 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Medium Turquoise

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Turquoise

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.

Tints

Shades

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How Medium Turquoise 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#48D1CC

Protanopia#C2C2CC

Protanomaly#A0C8CC

Deuteranopia#B3B3CE

Deuteranomaly#94BFCD

Tritanopia#4AD0D0

Tritanomaly#49D1CF

Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48D1CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--medium-turquoise: #48D1CC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48D1CC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-turquoise': '#48D1CC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.820, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="medium_turquoise">#48D1CC</color>

SVG fillfill="#48D1CC"

More Teal Colors

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

4a646c 47ffff 4a6d7c 47d1ff 4c9c9c 47abcc 4dfcff 477476 50bfe6 46ecd5 528789 45ded6 66cccc 89cff0 a8dcf0 c6e8f5 e0ffff 004242 007ba7 00b5b8 041a18 12353a 1e5162 2d383a

#48D1CC Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Turquoise?

The hex code for Medium Turquoise is #48D1CC. That is rgb(72, 209, 204) in RGB, hsl(178, 60%, 55%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #48D1CC?

#48D1CC is rgb(72, 209, 204) — red 72, green 209, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48D1CC?

#48D1CC converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48D1CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48D1CC scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is MediumTurquoise a CSS named color?

Yes. MediumTurquoise is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: mediumturquoise instead of the hex code.

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