#48A38C Color

#48A38C is rgb(72, 163, 140) in RGB and hsl(165, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A38C

HEX#48A38C

RGBrgb(72, 163, 140)

HSLhsl(165, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(165, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.094 174.2)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 14%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A38C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A38C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A38C Complementary#A3485E Analogous#48A35E Analogous#488CA3 Triadic#8C48A3 Triadic#A38C48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A38C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58B69F #75C2AF #8ECDBD #AADACE #C3E5DC #DFF1ED

Shades

#3E8E7A #357968 #2C6355 #224E43 #193931 #10231E

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