Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc) is a medium, strong cyan. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: mediumturquoise as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(72, 209, 204); in HSL, hsl(178, 60%, 55%).
| Hex | #48d1cc |
|---|---|
| CSS name | mediumturquoise |
| RGB | rgb(72, 209, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 55%) |
| CMYK | 66%, 0%, 2%, 18% |
| CSS example | color: #48d1cc; background-color: rgb(72, 209, 204); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #48d1cc background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 1.86:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 11.27:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #48d1cc:
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