#48AD9C Color

#48AD9C is rgb(72, 173, 156) in RGB and hsl(170, 41%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48AD9C

HEX#48AD9C

RGBrgb(72, 173, 156)

HSLhsl(170, 41%, 48%)

HSVhsv(170, 58%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.097 180.4)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 10%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48AD9C 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 text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48AD9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48AD9C Complementary#AD4859 Analogous#48AD6A Analogous#488BAD Triadic#9C48AD Triadic#AD9C48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48AD9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DBBAC #76C6B9 #90D0C6 #ACDCD4 #C5E7E1 #DFF1EE

Shades

#3F9788 #357E72 #2C685E #23534B #1A3D37 #0F2420

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