#48A39E Color

#48A39E is rgb(72, 163, 158) in RGB and hsl(177, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A39E

HEX#48A39E

RGBrgb(72, 163, 158)

HSLhsl(177, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(177, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.087 190.4)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 3%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A39E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A39E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A39E Complementary#A3484C Analogous#48A371 Analogous#487AA3 Triadic#9E48A3 Triadic#A39E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A39E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58B6B1 #75C2BE #8ECDCA #AADAD7 #C3E5E3 #DFF1F0

Shades

#3E8E8A #357975 #2C6360 #224E4C #193937 #102322

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