#48838E Color

#48838E is rgb(72, 131, 142) in RGB and hsl(189, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48838E

HEX#48838E

RGBrgb(72, 131, 142)

HSLhsl(189, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(189, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.064 211)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48838E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48838E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48838E Complementary#8E5248 Analogous#488E76 Analogous#48608E Triadic#8E4884 Triadic#848E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48838E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#559DAA #71ADB7 #8CBCC5 #A7CCD3 #C2DCE0 #DDEBEE

Shades

#3F747D #356169 #2C5258 #223F44 #1A2F33 #0F1C1F

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