#048CBE Color

#048CBE is rgb(4, 140, 190) in RGB and hsl(196, 96%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#048CBE

HEX#048CBE

RGBrgb(4, 140, 190)

HSLhsl(196, 96%, 38%)

HSVhsv(196, 98%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.123 232.9)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 26%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#048CBE Complementary#BE3504 Analogous#04BE93 Analogous#042FBE Triadic#BE048C Triadic#8CBE04

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#05AEEB #1EC0FA #4BCCFB #73D8FC #A0E4FD #C8F0FE

Shades

#037AA5 #03678C #025573 #02465F #013446 #01212D

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