Information about #48CCC2 color

#48CCC2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #48CCC2 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 204, 194) — 28.2% red, 80% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 0 / 4 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored cyan, #48CCC2 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jellyfish (#46C7C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) and Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 204, 194) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #48CCC2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#48CCC2 color variations

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

#48CCC2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#6CD5CC

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#91E0D9

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#B5EAE5

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#DAF4F2

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White

#FFFFFF

#48CCC2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48CCC2

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#30ABA1

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#248079

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#185550

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#0C2A28

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Black

#000000

#48CCC2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#52BDB4

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#5CAEA7

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#679F9A

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#738F8D

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Grey

#808080

#48CCC2 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5748CB

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#486DCB

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#48A1CB

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#48CCC2

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#48CB8B

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#48CB57

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#6DCB48

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#48CCC2 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
#48CCC2
#48CCC2

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#CB4853
#CB4853

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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
#48CCC2
#48CCC2

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#CB7F48
#CB7F48

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#CB4895
#CB4895

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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
#4895CB
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#48CCC2
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#48CB7F
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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
#48CCC2
#48CCC2

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#C048CB
#C048CB

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#CBC048
#CBC048

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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
#48CCC2
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#4853CB
#4853CB

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#CB4853
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#CBC048
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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
#48CCC2
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#7F48CB
#7F48CB

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#CB4853
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#95CB48
#95CB48

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Nearest named colors to #48CCC2

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

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Medium Turquoise color link
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

El Bizanti Turquoise color link
El Bizanti Turquoise

#40DFCF

Turquoise color link
Turquoise

#40E0D0

Emilija color link
Emilija

#40E0D1

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Brilliant Turquoise color link
Brilliant Turquoise

#51E7C2

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

#48CCC2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48CCC2
  • RGB72, 204, 194
  • CMYK52, 0, 4, 20
  • CSSrgb(72, 204, 194)
  • HSL175°, 56%, 54%
  • HSL Precise175.455°, 56.41%, 54.118%
  • HSV175°, 65%, 80%
  • HSB175°, 65%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.800, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.800, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.800, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48CCC2
  • DECIMAL ID4771010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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