#48A0A8 Color

#48A0A8 is rgb(72, 160, 168) in RGB and hsl(185, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A0A8

HEX#48A0A8

RGBrgb(72, 160, 168)

HSLhsl(185, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(185, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.084 203.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 5%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A0A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A0A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A0A8 Complementary#A85048 Analogous#48A880 Analogous#4870A8 Triadic#A848A0 Triadic#A0A848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A0A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB1B9 #77BEC5 #90CAD0 #A9D6DA #C2E2E5 #DFF0F1

Shades

#3F8B92 #36777D #2C6368 #224B4F #183639 #0F2224

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