#48998B Color

#48998B is rgb(72, 153, 139) in RGB and hsl(170, 36%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48998B

HEX#48998B

RGBrgb(72, 153, 139)

HSLhsl(170, 36%, 44%)

HSVhsv(170, 53%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.082 180.7)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 9%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48998B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48998B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48998B Complementary#994855 Analogous#489963 Analogous#487E99 Triadic#8B4899 Triadic#998B48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48998B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#59B1A2 #71BCB0 #8DC9BF #A8D6CF #C4E3DE #DCEFEC

Shades

#3E8478 #367268 #2C5E55 #224942 #18342F #102320

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