Palettes / Colors / #48EFCA

#48EFCA — Vivid Teal

#48EFCA is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #48EFCA 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.

#48EFCA 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 #EF486C; it also sits naturally between #48EF77 and #48C0EF. 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 94% · Blue 79%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #48EFCA

.text { color: #48EFCA; }
.background { background-color: #48EFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #48EFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 239, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #48EFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 239, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #48EFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 239, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF486C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #48EFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #48EFCA

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 #48EFCA 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 #48EFCA 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

← #48EFC9  ·  #48EFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #48EFCA?

#48EFCA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 239, 202). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #48EFCA?

#48EFCA is RGB 72, 239, 202 — HSL 167°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #48EFCA?

Its complement is #EF486C; analogous partners are #48EF77 and #48C0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #48EFCA for text?

Black text on #48EFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.