Palettes / Colors / #48DBDC

#48DBDC — Teal

#48DBDC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #48DBDC 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.

#48DBDC 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 #DC4747; it also sits naturally between #47DC91 and #4791DC. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #48DBDC

.text { color: #48DBDC; }
.background { background-color: #48DBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48DBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 219, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 68%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48DBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 219, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48DBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 219, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #48DBDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC4747:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #48DBDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48DBDC

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 #48DBDC 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 #48DBDC 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

← #48DBDB  ·  #48DBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #48DBDC?

#48DBDC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 219, 220). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #48DBDC?

#48DBDC is RGB 72, 219, 220 — HSL 180°, 68%, 57% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #48DBDC?

Its complement is #DC4747; analogous partners are #47DC91 and #4791DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #48DBDC for text?

Black text on #48DBDC has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.