#48AD9A Color

#48AD9A is rgb(72, 173, 154) in RGB and hsl(169, 41%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48AD9A

HEX#48AD9A

RGBrgb(72, 173, 154)

HSLhsl(169, 41%, 48%)

HSVhsv(169, 58%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.098 178.8)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 11%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48AD9A 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 text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48AD9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48AD9A Complementary#AD485B Analogous#48AD68 Analogous#488DAD Triadic#9A48AD Triadic#AD9A48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48AD9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DBBAA #76C6B7 #90D0C4 #ACDCD4 #C5E7E1 #DFF1EE

Shades

#3F9787 #357E70 #2C685D #23534A #1A3D37 #0F2420

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