#48ADD5 Color

#48ADD5 is rgb(72, 173, 213) in RGB and hsl(197, 63%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48ADD5

HEX#48ADD5

RGBrgb(72, 173, 213)

HSLhsl(197, 63%, 56%)

HSVhsv(197, 66%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.109 227.6)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 19%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48ADD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48ADD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48ADD5 Complementary#D57048 Analogous#48D5B7 Analogous#4867D5 Triadic#D548AD Triadic#ADD548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48ADD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61B9DB #7AC4E1 #93CFE6 #ACDAEC #C5E5F2 #DEF0F7

Shades

#2E9FCC #2785AA #206E8D #19546C #123E4F #0A242E

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