#48A6A8 Color

#48A6A8 is rgb(72, 166, 168) in RGB and hsl(181, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A6A8

HEX#48A6A8

RGBrgb(72, 166, 168)

HSLhsl(181, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(181, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.088 197.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 1%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A6A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A6A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A6A8 Complementary#A84A48 Analogous#48A879 Analogous#4876A8 Triadic#A848A6 Triadic#A6A848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A6A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB7B9 #77C4C5 #90CFD0 #A9D9DA #C2E4E5 #DFF1F1

Shades

#3F9192 #367C7D #2C6768 #224E4F #183939 #0F2324

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