#48A0B1 Color

#48A0B1 is rgb(72, 160, 177) in RGB and hsl(190, 42%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A0B1

HEX#48A0B1

RGBrgb(72, 160, 177)

HSLhsl(190, 42%, 49%)

HSVhsv(190, 59%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.087 212.2)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 10%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A0B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A0B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A0B1 Complementary#B15A48 Analogous#48B18E Analogous#486BB1 Triadic#B148A0 Triadic#A0B148

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A0B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60AEBE #79BBC8 #92C8D3 #ACD5DD #C5E2E7 #DEEEF2

Shades

#408C9C #357682 #2C626D #224B53 #19373E #0F2124

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