#48D1CCMedium Turquoise (#48D1CC) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 192°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.116. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #48D1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 209, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 66%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.9 -37.4 -8.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.787 0.116 192) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Medium Turquoise shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#62ccbf — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#57d2c8 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#48d1cc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#45d2cf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.86:1 and against black 11.27:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c5fffc · #48d1cc · #31b8b3 · #008f8c · #006764 · #004140
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b4eaff · #71e0ef · #48d1cc · #4fbda4 · #59a77f · #60905f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#48d1cc · #7c9fbc · #0d8f8b · #08659c · #004f4d · #062d48
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c4e5e3 · #48d1cc · #c76c79 · #236260 · #034341 · #002423
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fdeeef · #48d1cc · #8ea2a1 · #665c5d · #162b2a · #040101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeef · #d5c5c6 · #ab9899 · #331e21 · #0f0103 · #48d1cc
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0dcb8 · #48d1cc · #f42f41 · #527556 · #4c3146 · #1f0616
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedee · #48d1cc · #c586ae · #944424 · #440b35 · #200300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8edff · #48d1cc · #b18dc8 · #835300 · #392100 · #030009
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff1ff · #48d1cc · #9397d6 · #943e4e · #2d2700 · #130002
#69D8D4 · #84E0DB · #9CE7E3 · #B3EEEB · #C8F6F3
#29ACA8 · #008985 · #006563 · #004442 · #002524
#6CCCC8 · #86C8C4 · #9BC3C0
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.