Information about #48A996 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#48A996 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 169, 150) — 28.2% red, 66.3% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 0 / 7 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#48A996 is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Turquoise (#4AA891). Slightly further away sit Moderate Opal (#4AA89C) and Greeny Blue (#42B395).

The recipe behind #48A996 is rgb(72, 169, 150), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48A996 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48A996 color variations

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

#48A996 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48A996 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48A996 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48A996 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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#48A996 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
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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #48A996

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

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Zomp color link
Zomp

#39A78E

Moderate Aquamarine color link
Moderate Aquamarine

#4AA885

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Mint color link
Mint

#3EB489

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

#48A996 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48A996
  • RGB72, 169, 150
  • CMYK38, 0, 7, 34
  • CSSrgb(72, 169, 150)
  • HSL168°, 40%, 47%
  • HSL Precise168.247°, 40.249%, 47.255%
  • HSV168°, 57%, 66%
  • HSB168°, 57%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.663, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.663, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.663, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48A996
  • DECIMAL ID4762006
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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