Close to Electric Blue
#48EFFA
#48EFFA is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 93.7% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 95% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #48EFFA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.40:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #48EFFA as they’d see it.
#48EFFA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #48EFFA
What color is #48EFFA?
#48EFFA is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 93.7% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 95% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #48EFFA in RGB?
#48EFFA is rgb(72, 239, 250): 72 red, 239 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #48EFFA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(71, 4, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #48EFFA?
PANTONE 319 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #48EFFA?
Its complement #FECFC7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.