#048E9A Color

#048E9A is rgb(4, 142, 154) in RGB and hsl(185, 95%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#048E9A

HEX#048E9A

RGBrgb(4, 142, 154)

HSLhsl(185, 95%, 31%)

HSVhsv(185, 97%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.1 205.4)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 8%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #048E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #048E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#048E9A Complementary#9A1004 Analogous#049A5C Analogous#04439A Triadic#9A048E Triadic#8E9A04

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #048E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#05BBCC #06E4F9 #38EAFA #65EFFB #97F4FC #C3F9FD

Shades

#037B86 #036972 #02575E #024950 #02373C #012528

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