Information about #48BAC7 color

#48BAC7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48BAC7 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(72, 186, 199) (28.2% red, 72.9% green, 78% blue), or CMYK 50 / 5 / 0 / 22 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #48BAC7 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7). Slightly further away sit Viking (#4DB1C8) and Jellyfish (#46C7C7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(72, 186, 199)), which gives #48BAC7 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48BAC7: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #48BAC7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48BAC7 color variations

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

#48BAC7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48BAC7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48BAC7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48BAC7 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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#48BAC7 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 #48BAC7

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

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Medium Turquoise color link
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

#48BAC7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48BAC7
  • RGB72, 186, 199
  • CMYK50, 5, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(72, 186, 199)
  • HSL186°, 53%, 53%
  • HSL Precise186.142°, 53.138%, 53.137%
  • HSV186°, 64%, 78%
  • HSB186°, 64%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.729, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.729, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.729, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48BAC7
  • DECIMAL ID4766407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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