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#48FFFA closest to Looney Blue

#48FFFA is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Looney Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 100.0% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(72, 255, 250)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 100% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. #48FFFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.96:1.

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Variations of #48FFFA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#48FFFA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#48FFFA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #48FFFA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5DFFB
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFF2FA
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2F4FB
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5DFFB
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBEBFB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00FFFD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00FFFB
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEEDEC

#48FFFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#48FFFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.96:1 Super#48FFFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#48FFFA in CSS

/* Looney Blue */
.color { color: #48FFFA; }
.background { background-color: #48FFFA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #48FFFA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 255 250);
color: hsl(178 100% 64%);
color: oklch(0.911 0.142 192.2);

#48FFFA FAQ

What color is #48FFFA?

#48FFFA is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Looney Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #48FFFA?

#48FFFA is rgb(72, 255, 250) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #48FFFA?

The complementary color of #48FFFA is #FF484D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #48FFFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #48FFFA: 16.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #48FFFA a warm or cool color?

#48FFFA is a cool color.