Palettes / Colors / #48BBDE

#48BBDE — Teal

#48BBDE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #48BBDE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#48BBDE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DE6C4A; it also sits naturally between #4ADEB6 and #4A71DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #48BBDE

.text { color: #48BBDE; }
.background { background-color: #48BBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48BBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 187, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 69%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48BBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 187, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48BBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 187, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#48BBDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#48BBDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE6C4A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #48BBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48BBDE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #48BBDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #48BBDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #48BBDE?

#48BBDE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 187, 222). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #48BBDE?

#48BBDE is RGB 72, 187, 222 — HSL 194°, 69%, 58% — CMYK 68%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #48BBDE?

Its complement is #DE6C4A; analogous partners are #4ADEB6 and #4A71DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #48BBDE for text?

Black text on #48BBDE has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.