#048F8B Color

#048F8B is rgb(4, 143, 139) in RGB and hsl(178, 95%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#048F8B

HEX#048F8B

RGBrgb(4, 143, 139)

HSLhsl(178, 95%, 29%)

HSVhsv(178, 97%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.1 191.3)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 3%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #048F8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #048F8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#048F8B Complementary#900408 Analogous#049045 Analogous#044F90 Triadic#8C0490 Triadic#908C04

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #048F8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#05C2BC #06F4EC #33FAF3 #60FBF6 #92FCF9 #C3FDFC

Shades

#037C78 #036D6A #025A57 #024B48 #013735 #012826

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