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Medium Turquoise Palette

Medium Turquoise Palette: #48D1CC, #D1474C, #47D188, #4791D1. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Medium Turquoise Palette assigns primary #48D1CC, secondary #D1474C, surface #47D188, background #4791D1, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Green, and Blue families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #48D1CC at 0.5134; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

Medium Turquoise Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#48D1CCMedium Turquoise
Secondary#D1474C#D1474C
Surface#47D188#47D188
Background#4791D1#4791D1
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-medium-turquoise-primary: #48D1CC;
--palette-medium-turquoise-secondary: #D1474C;
--palette-medium-turquoise-surface: #47D188;
--palette-medium-turquoise-background: #4791D1;
--palette-medium-turquoise-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Medium Turquoise Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#48D1CC
Black 11.27:1 · White 1.86:1
Best #000000
Secondary#D1474C
Black 4.72:1 · White 4.45:1
Best #000000
Surface#47D188
Black 10.74:1 · White 1.95:1
Best #000000
Background#4791D1
Black 6.24:1 · White 3.37:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Medium Turquoise Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Medium Turquoise Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Medium Turquoise Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5134
Black text11.27:1AA Pass
White text1.86:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#48D1CC",
    "name": "Medium Turquoise"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D1474C",
    "name": "#D1474C"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#47D188",
    "name": "#47D188"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#4791D1",
    "name": "#4791D1"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#48D1CC",
    "name": "Medium Turquoise",
    "blackContrast": 11.27,
    "whiteContrast": 1.86,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D1474C",
    "name": "#D1474C",
    "blackContrast": 4.72,
    "whiteContrast": 4.45,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#47D188",
    "name": "#47D188",
    "blackContrast": 10.74,
    "whiteContrast": 1.95,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#4791D1",
    "name": "#4791D1",
    "blackContrast": 6.24,
    "whiteContrast": 3.37,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "medium turquoise palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-medium-turquoise-primary: #48D1CC;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-secondary: #D1474C;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-surface: #47D188;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-background: #4791D1;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "medium-turquoise",
  "name": "Medium Turquoise Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "medium-turquoise",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Medium Turquoise, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Medium Turquoise Palette combines primary #48D1CC, secondary #D1474C, surface #47D188, background #4791D1, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "medium turquoise palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#48D1CC",
      "slug": "medium-turquoise",
      "name": "Medium Turquoise",
      "rgb": [
        72,
        209,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        178,
        60,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        66,
        0,
        2,
        18
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5134,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.27,
        "white": 1.86
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-turquoise/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1474C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D1474C",
      "rgb": [
        209,
        71,
        76
      ],
      "hsl": [
        358,
        60,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        66,
        64,
        18
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1858,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.72,
        "white": 4.45
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#47D188",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#47D188",
      "rgb": [
        71,
        209,
        136
      ],
      "hsl": [
        148,
        60,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        66,
        0,
        35,
        18
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4872,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.74,
        "white": 1.95
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4791D1",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4791D1",
      "rgb": [
        71,
        145,
        209
      ],
      "hsl": [
        208,
        60,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        66,
        31,
        0,
        18
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2619,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.24,
        "white": 3.37
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#48D1CC",
      "name": "Medium Turquoise"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1474C",
      "name": "#D1474C"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#47D188",
      "name": "#47D188"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4791D1",
      "name": "#4791D1"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#48D1CC",
      "name": "Medium Turquoise",
      "blackContrast": 11.27,
      "whiteContrast": 1.86,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1474C",
      "name": "#D1474C",
      "blackContrast": 4.72,
      "whiteContrast": 4.45,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#47D188",
      "name": "#47D188",
      "blackContrast": 10.74,
      "whiteContrast": 1.95,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4791D1",
      "name": "#4791D1",
      "blackContrast": 6.24,
      "whiteContrast": 3.37,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-medium-turquoise-primary: #48D1CC;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-secondary: #D1474C;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-surface: #47D188;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-background: #4791D1;\n--palette-medium-turquoise-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/medium-turquoise.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-turquoise.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/medium-turquoise/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/medium-turquoise.json"
}
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