Light sea green

#48a99f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light sea green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light sea green, a soft teal at 174 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light sea green color values

Every conversion for #48a99f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48a99f

RGB72, 169, 159

HSL174, 40%, 47%

HSV174, 57%, 66%

CMYK57%, 0%, 6%, 34%

Lab63.55, -30.8, -3.41

XYZ23.12, 32.26, 37.81

Decimal4762015

Web safe#339999

Pantone3272 C

Shades of light sea green

#429a91 #3b8b83 #357d75 #2f6e67 #295f5a #22504c #1c423e #163330 #0f2422 #091514

Tints of light sea green

#54b6ac #66beb5 #77c5bd #89cdc6 #9ad4ce #acdcd7 #bee3df #cfebe8 #e1f2f0 #f2faf9

Colors that go with light sea green

Complementary#a94852 Analogous#48a96e Analogous#4883a9 Triadic#9f48a9 Triadic#a99f48 Split complementary#a94883 Split complementary#a96e48

Light sea green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 57, 0, 6, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48a99f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 0 6 34

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 4 10 40

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light sea green in css

Copy #48a99f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48a99f; }
.text { color: #48a99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48a99f; }

How light sea green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

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Light sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #48a99f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48a99f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #48a99f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light sea green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #48a99f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light sea green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #48a99f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.