Information about #48B2AD color

#48B2AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #48B2AD is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 178, 173) — 28.2% red, 69.8% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 0 / 2 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #48B2AD sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Verdigris (#43B3AE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Teal (#44A9AA) and Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8).

The recipe behind #48B2AD is rgb(72, 178, 173), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #48B2AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48B2AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48B2AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#48B2AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48B2AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2B6A67

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#1C4644

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Black

#000000

#48B2AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#699391

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Grey

#808080

#48B2AD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#48B2AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#48B2AD
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#B17848
#B17848

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#B14882
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#48B178
#48B178

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#48B2AD
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#AC48B1
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#B1AC48
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#484EB1
#484EB1

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#B1484E
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#B1AC48
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7848B1
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#B1484E
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#82B148
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Nearest named colors to #48B2AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

#48B2AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48B2AD
  • RGB72, 178, 173
  • CMYK42, 0, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(72, 178, 173)
  • HSL177°, 42%, 49%
  • HSL Precise177.17°, 42.4%, 49.02%
  • HSV177°, 60%, 70%
  • HSB177°, 60%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.698, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.698, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.698, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48B2AD
  • DECIMAL ID4764333
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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