#48AD99 Color

#48AD99 is rgb(72, 173, 153) in RGB and hsl(168, 41%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48AD99

HEX#48AD99

RGBrgb(72, 173, 153)

HSLhsl(168, 41%, 48%)

HSVhsv(168, 58%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.099 178)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 12%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48AD99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48AD99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48AD99 Complementary#AD485C Analogous#48AD66 Analogous#488EAD Triadic#9948AD Triadic#AD9948

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48AD99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DBBA8 #76C6B6 #90D0C3 #ACDCD3 #C5E7E0 #DFF1EE

Shades

#3F9785 #357E6F #2C685C #235349 #1A3D36 #0F2420

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