#48898E Color

#48898E is rgb(72, 137, 142) in RGB and hsl(184, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48898E

HEX#48898E

RGBrgb(72, 137, 142)

HSLhsl(184, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(184, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.067 202)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 4%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48898E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48898E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48898E Complementary#8E4C48 Analogous#488E70 Analogous#48668E Triadic#8E488A Triadic#8A8E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48898E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55A4AA #71B3B7 #8CC1C5 #A7D0D3 #C2DEE0 #DDEDEE

Shades

#3F797D #356669 #2C5558 #224244 #1A3133 #0F1E1F

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