#48AD8B Color

#48AD8B is rgb(72, 173, 139) in RGB and hsl(160, 41%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48AD8B

HEX#48AD8B

RGBrgb(72, 173, 139)

HSLhsl(160, 41%, 48%)

HSVhsv(160, 58%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.108 168)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 20%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48AD8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48AD8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48AD8B Complementary#AD486A Analogous#48AD59 Analogous#489CAD Triadic#8B48AD Triadic#AD8B48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48AD8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DBB9C #76C6AB #90D0BB #ACDCCC #C5E7DC #DFF1EB

Shades

#3F977A #357E65 #2C6854 #235343 #1A3D31 #0F241D

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