Information about #48AD97 color

#48AD97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48AD97 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 173, 151) — 28.2% red, 67.8% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 0 / 9 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#48AD97 is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Opal (#4AA89C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Turquoise (#4AA891) and Greeny Blue (#42B395).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 173, 151) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48AD97: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #48AD97 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#48AD97 color variations

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

#48AD97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48AD97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48AD97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48AD97 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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#48AD97 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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#AD6548
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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 #48AD97

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

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Zomp color link
Zomp

#39A78E

Mint color link
Mint

#3EB489

Moderate Aquamarine color link
Moderate Aquamarine

#4AA885

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

#48AD97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48AD97
  • RGB72, 173, 151
  • CMYK40, 0, 9, 32
  • CSSrgb(72, 173, 151)
  • HSL167°, 41%, 48%
  • HSL Precise166.931°, 41.224%, 48.039%
  • HSV167°, 58%, 68%
  • HSB167°, 58%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.678, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.678, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.678, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48AD97
  • DECIMAL ID4763031
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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