Information about #48B6A4 color

#48B6A4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48B6A4 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 182, 164) — 28.2% red, 71.4% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 0 / 7 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#48B6A4 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 very close to Verdigris (#43B3AE). Slightly further away sit Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8) and Soft Teal (#44A9AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 182, 164) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48B6A4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48B6A4 color variations

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

#48B6A4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48B6A4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3A9183

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#2B6D62

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#1D4841

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Black

#000000

#48B6A4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#5EA095

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#69958E

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Grey

#808080

#48B6A4 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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#48B678

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#48B6A4 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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#B6495B
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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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#B66D49
#B66D49

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#B64992
#B64992

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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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#49B66D
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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
#48B6A4
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#A449B6
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#B6A449
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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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#495BB6
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#B6495B
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#B6A449
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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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#6D49B6
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#B6495B
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#92B649
#92B649

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Nearest named colors to #48B6A4

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

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

#48B6A4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48B6A4
  • RGB72, 182, 164
  • CMYK43, 0, 7, 29
  • CSSrgb(72, 182, 164)
  • HSL170°, 43%, 50%
  • HSL Precise170.182°, 43.307%, 49.804%
  • HSV170°, 60%, 71%
  • HSB170°, 60%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.714, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.714, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.714, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48B6A4
  • DECIMAL ID4765348
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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