Information about #48B69C color

#48B69C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48B69C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 182, 156) — 28.2% red, 71.4% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 43 / 0 / 10 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #48B69C carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Greeny Blue (#42B395). Slightly further away sit Hightail Teal (#40B493) and Moderate Opal (#4AA89C).

The recipe behind #48B69C is rgb(72, 182, 156), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48B69C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48B69C color variations

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

#48B69C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48B69C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48B69C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#5EA091

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Grey

#808080

#48B69C 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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#48B670

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#48B69C 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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#B64962
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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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#B66649
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#B64999
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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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#49B666
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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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#9D49B6
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#B69D49
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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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#4962B6
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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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#6649B6
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#B64962
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#99B649
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Nearest named colors to #48B69C

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

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Mint color link
Mint

#3EB489

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48B69C
  • RGB72, 182, 156
  • CMYK43, 0, 10, 29
  • CSSrgb(72, 182, 156)
  • HSL166°, 43%, 50%
  • HSL Precise165.818°, 43.307%, 49.804%
  • HSV166°, 60%, 71%
  • HSB166°, 60%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.714, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.714, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.714, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48B69C
  • DECIMAL ID4765340
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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