#48D1CC
mediumturquoise
#48D1CC is a cyan colour. In RGB it is 72 red, 209 green and 204 blue, which converts to a hue of 178 degrees, 60% saturation and 55% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as mediumturquoise in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #48D1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 209, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 66%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 1.86:1, and against black it is 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.86:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 11.27:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #48D1CC toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #48D1CC; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(72 209 204); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#48d1cc] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.820, blue: 0.800) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#48D1CC") |