Information about #48B1BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#48B1BD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 177, 189) — 28.2% red, 69.4% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 5 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #48B1BD carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Viking (#4DB1C8). Slightly further away sit Aquarius (#43A8C5) and Verdigris (#43B3AE).

The recipe behind #48B1BD is rgb(72, 177, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48B1BD: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#48B1BD color variations

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

#48B1BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48B1BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48B1BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48B1BD 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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#48B1BD 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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#BD5347
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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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#BD8E47
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#BD4776
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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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#BD47B1
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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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#5347BD
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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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#8E47BD
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#76BD47
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Nearest named colors to #48B1BD

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

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

#48B1BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48B1BD
  • RGB72, 177, 189
  • CMYK46, 5, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(72, 177, 189)
  • HSL186°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise186.154°, 46.988%, 51.176%
  • HSV186°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB186°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.694, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.694, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.694, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48B1BD
  • DECIMAL ID4764093
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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