#48A1A8 Color

#48A1A8 is rgb(72, 161, 168) in RGB and hsl(184, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A1A8

HEX#48A1A8

RGBrgb(72, 161, 168)

HSLhsl(184, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(184, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.085 202.3)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 4%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A1A8 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 #48A1A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A1A8 Complementary#A84E48 Analogous#48A87E Analogous#4871A8 Triadic#A848A1 Triadic#A1A848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A1A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB2B9 #77C0C5 #90CBD0 #A9D7DA #C2E3E5 #DFF0F1

Shades

#3F8D92 #36787D #2C6468 #224C4F #183739 #0F2224

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