Information about #48DBBB color

#48DBBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48DBBB falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 219, 187) — 28.2% red, 85.9% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 58 / 0 / 13 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#48DBBB is a strongly colored aqua cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Turquoise (#51E7C2). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Aquamarine (#51E7AF) and Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC).

The recipe behind #48DBBB is rgb(72, 219, 187), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48DBBB: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#48DBBB color variations

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

#48DBBB 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #48DBBB

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48DBBB
  • RGB72, 219, 187
  • CMYK58, 0, 13, 14
  • CSSrgb(72, 219, 187)
  • HSL167°, 67%, 57%
  • HSL Precise166.939°, 67.123%, 57.059%
  • HSV167°, 67%, 86%
  • HSB167°, 67%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.859, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.859, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.859, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48DBBB
  • DECIMAL ID4774843
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01