#48A8A8 Color

#48A8A8 is rgb(72, 168, 168) in RGB and hsl(180, 40%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A8A8

HEX#48A8A8

RGBrgb(72, 168, 168)

HSLhsl(180, 40%, 47%)

HSVhsv(180, 57%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.09 195.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A8A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A8A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A8A8 Complementary#A84848 Analogous#48A878 Analogous#4878A8 Triadic#A848A8 Triadic#A8A848

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A8A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB9B9 #77C5C5 #90D0D0 #A9DADA #C2E5E5 #DFF1F1

Shades

#3F9292 #367D7D #2C6868 #224F4F #183939 #0F2424

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