#48A38E Color

#48A38E is rgb(72, 163, 142) in RGB and hsl(166, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A38E

HEX#48A38E

RGBrgb(72, 163, 142)

HSLhsl(166, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(166, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.093 175.8)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 13%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A38E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A38E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A38E Complementary#A3485D Analogous#48A360 Analogous#488BA3 Triadic#8E48A3 Triadic#A38E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A38E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58B6A0 #75C2B0 #8ECDBE #AADACF #C3E5DD #DFF1ED

Shades

#3E8E7B #357969 #2C6356 #224E44 #193931 #10231F

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