#48B0D5 Color

#48B0D5 is rgb(72, 176, 213) in RGB and hsl(196, 63%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B0D5

HEX#48B0D5

RGBrgb(72, 176, 213)

HSLhsl(196, 63%, 56%)

HSVhsv(196, 66%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.109 225.1)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 17%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B0D5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B0D5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B0D5 Complementary#D56E48 Analogous#48D5B4 Analogous#4869D5 Triadic#D548B0 Triadic#B0D548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B0D5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61BBDB #7AC5E1 #93D0E6 #ACDBEC #C5E6F2 #DEF1F7

Shades

#2EA2CC #2787AA #20708D #19566C #123F4F #0A242E

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