#48ABD5 Color

#48ABD5 is rgb(72, 171, 213) in RGB and hsl(198, 63%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48ABD5

HEX#48ABD5

RGBrgb(72, 171, 213)

HSLhsl(198, 63%, 56%)

HSVhsv(198, 66%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.11 229.3)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 20%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48ABD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48ABD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48ABD5 Complementary#D57348 Analogous#48D5B9 Analogous#4864D5 Triadic#D548AB Triadic#ABD548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48ABD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61B7DB #7AC2E1 #93CDE6 #ACD9EC #C5E4F2 #DEF0F7

Shades

#2E9CCC #2783AA #206D8D #19536C #123D4F #0A232E

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