#48A8A0 Color

#48A8A0 is rgb(72, 168, 160) in RGB and hsl(175, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A8A0

HEX#48A8A0

RGBrgb(72, 168, 160)

HSLhsl(175, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(175, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.091 187.8)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 5%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A8A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A8A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A8A0 Complementary#A84850 Analogous#48A870 Analogous#4880A8 Triadic#A048A8 Triadic#A8A048

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A8A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB9B1 #77C5BE #90D0CA #A9DAD6 #C2E5E2 #DFF1F0

Shades

#3F928B #367D77 #2C6863 #224F4B #183936 #0F2422

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