#48899D Color

#48899D is rgb(72, 137, 157) in RGB and hsl(194, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48899D

HEX#48899D

RGBrgb(72, 137, 157)

HSLhsl(194, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(194, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.073 220.2)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48899D 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 #48899D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48899D Complementary#9D5C48 Analogous#489D87 Analogous#485F9D Triadic#9D4889 Triadic#899D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48899D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B9FB3 #73ADBF #8FBECC #A8CCD7 #C4DCE4 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3F7788 #356573 #2B525E #23434D #1A3138 #101F23

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