#048CB9 Color

#048CB9 is rgb(4, 140, 185) in RGB and hsl(195, 96%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#048CB9

HEX#048CB9

RGBrgb(4, 140, 185)

HSLhsl(195, 96%, 37%)

HSVhsv(195, 98%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.119 230.1)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 24%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #048CB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #048CB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#048CB9 Complementary#B93104 Analogous#04B98C Analogous#0431B9 Triadic#B9048C Triadic#8CB904

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #048CB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#05AEE6 #19C2FA #46CEFB #73DAFC #A0E6FD #C8F0FE

Shades

#0379A0 #036A8C #025773 #02445A #013141 #01222D

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