Information about Medium Turquoise color

#48D1CC - Medium Turquoise color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48D1CC ("Medium Turquoise") belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 209, 204) — 28.2% red, 82% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 54 / 0 / 2 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48D1CC reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jellyfish (#46C7C7) and El Bizanti Turquoise (#40DFCF).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 209, 204) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48D1CC: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Medium Turquoise" in the Register.

Medium Turquoise color variations

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

Medium Turquoise color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC
#6CDAD6

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#90E3E0

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#B5ECEA

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#DAF5F4

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White

#FFFFFF

Medium Turquoise color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC
#2CB3AF

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#218683

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#165957

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#0B2C2B

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Black

#000000

Medium Turquoise color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC
#51C2BE

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#5CB2AF

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#67A1A0

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#739190

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Grey

#808080

Medium Turquoise color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5E47D1

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#4767D1

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#479ED1

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Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC
#47D195

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#47D15E

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#67D147

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Medium Turquoise 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
#48D1CC
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

#D1474C
#D1474C

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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
#48D1CC
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

#D18847
#D18847

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#D14791
#D14791

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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
#4791D1
#4791D1

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#48D1CC
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

#47D188
#47D188

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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
#48D1CC
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

#CD47D1
#CD47D1

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#D1CD47
#D1CD47

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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
#48D1CC
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

#474CD1
#474CD1

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#D1474C
#D1474C

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#D1CD47
#D1CD47

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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
#48D1CC
Medium Turquoise

#48D1CC

#8847D1
#8847D1

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#D1474C
#D1474C

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#91D147
#91D147

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Nearest named colors to Medium Turquoise

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

El Bizanti Turquoise color link
El Bizanti Turquoise

#40DFCF

Turquoise color link
Turquoise

#40E0D0

Emilija color link
Emilija

#40E0D1

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Green Sea color link
Green Sea

#4FE8CC

Jan Blue color link
Jan Blue

#48CAE4

Brilliant Opal color link
Brilliant Opal

#51E7D5

Brilliant Turquoise color link
Brilliant Turquoise

#51E7C2

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Brilliant Arctic Blue color link
Brilliant Arctic Blue

#51D5E7

Medium Turquoise color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48D1CC
  • RGB72, 209, 204
  • CMYK54, 0, 2, 18
  • CSSrgb(72, 209, 204)
  • HSL178°, 60%, 55%
  • HSL Precise177.81°, 59.825%, 55.098%
  • HSV178°, 66%, 82%
  • HSB178°, 66%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.820, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.820, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.820, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48D1CC
  • DECIMAL ID4772300
  • Name Length16
  • This page visited900 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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