#048B87 Color

#048B87 is rgb(4, 139, 135) in RGB and hsl(178, 94%, 28%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#048B87

HEX#048B87

RGBrgb(4, 139, 135)

HSLhsl(178, 94%, 28%)

HSVhsv(178, 97%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.098 191.2)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 3%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #048B87 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #048B87 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#048B87 Complementary#8B0409 Analogous#048B43 Analogous#044C8B Triadic#86048B Triadic#8B8604

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #048B87, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06BCB6 #07EDE6 #2FF9F2 #61FAF5 #92FCF8 #C4FDFB

Shades

#047C78 #036865 #035956 #024543 #023635 #012322

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