Palettes / Colors / #48DBBD

#48DBBD — Teal

#48DBBD 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 #48DBBD 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.

#48DBBD 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 #DB4865; it also sits naturally between #48DB74 and #48AFDB. 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 86% · Blue 74%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #48DBBD

.text { color: #48DBBD; }
.background { background-color: #48DBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48DBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 219, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 67%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48DBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 219, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48DBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 219, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #48DBBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB4865:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #48DBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48DBBD

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 #48DBBD 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 #48DBBD 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 #48DBBD?

#48DBBD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 219, 189). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #48DBBD?

#48DBBD is RGB 72, 219, 189 — HSL 168°, 67%, 57% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #48DBBD?

Its complement is #DB4865; analogous partners are #48DB74 and #48AFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #48DBBD for text?

Black text on #48DBBD has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.