#48A3A2 Color

#48A3A2 is rgb(72, 163, 162) in RGB and hsl(179, 39%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A3A2

HEX#48A3A2

RGBrgb(72, 163, 162)

HSLhsl(179, 39%, 46%)

HSVhsv(179, 56%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.086 194.3)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 1%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A3A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A3A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A3A2 Complementary#A34849 Analogous#48A374 Analogous#4877A3 Triadic#A248A3 Triadic#A3A248

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A3A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58B6B4 #75C2C1 #8ECDCC #AADAD9 #C3E5E4 #DFF1F1

Shades

#3E8E8C #357977 #2C6362 #224E4D #193938 #102323

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