Information about #48BFC9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#48BFC9 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 191, 201) — 28.2% red, 74.9% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 51 / 4 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored water-like cyan, #48BFC9 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jellyfish (#46C7C7) and Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF).

The recipe behind #48BFC9 is rgb(72, 191, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #48BFC9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48BFC9 color variations

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

#48BFC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48BFC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48BFC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48BFC9 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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#48BFC9 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 #48BFC9

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

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Medium Turquoise color link
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Jan Blue color link
Jan Blue

#48CAE4

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

#48BFC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48BFC9
  • RGB72, 191, 201
  • CMYK51, 4, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(72, 191, 201)
  • HSL185°, 54%, 54%
  • HSL Precise184.651°, 54.43%, 53.529%
  • HSV185°, 64%, 79%
  • HSB185°, 64%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.749, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.749, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.749, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48BFC9
  • DECIMAL ID4767689
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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