Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) Color Information
Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) RGB value is (72, 209, 204). The hex color red value is 72, green is 209, and blue is 204. Its HSL format shows a hue of 178°, saturation of 60 percent, and lightness of 55 percent. The CMYK process values are 66 percent, 0 percent, 2 percent, 18 percent.
Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) Color Meaning
Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) reflects emotional clarity supported by balance. This green blue tone (#48D1CC) feels clean and stabilizing, echoing calm water and steady flow. Psychologically, Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) reduces anxiety while supporting communication. It encourages emotional honesty without overwhelm. Culturally, it appears in healthcare design, wellness branding, and coastal aesthetics. Symbolically, it represents adaptability, clarity, and balanced self expression.
Color Conversion
Convert Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #48D1CC appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
Normal Vision
protanopia
Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) Color FAQs
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