Palettes / Colors / #48BBDF

#48BBDF — Teal

#48BBDF 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 #48BBDF 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.

#48BBDF 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 #DF6C49; it also sits naturally between #49DFB7 and #4971DF. 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 #48BBDF

.text { color: #48BBDF; }
.background { background-color: #48BBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48BBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 187, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48BBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 187, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48BBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 187, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #48BBDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF6C49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #48BBDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48BBDF

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 #48BBDF 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 #48BBDF 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

← #48BBDE  ·  #48BBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #48BBDF?

#48BBDF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 187, 223). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #48BBDF?

#48BBDF is RGB 72, 187, 223 — HSL 194°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 68%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #48BBDF?

Its complement is #DF6C49; analogous partners are #49DFB7 and #4971DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #48BBDF for text?

Black text on #48BBDF has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.