#48B0E0 Color

#48B0E0 is rgb(72, 176, 224) in RGB and hsl(199, 71%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B0E0

HEX#48B0E0

RGBrgb(72, 176, 224)

HSLhsl(199, 71%, 58%)

HSVhsv(199, 68%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.118 231.8)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 21%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B0E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B0E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B0E0 Complementary#E07848 Analogous#48E0C4 Analogous#4864E0 Triadic#E048B0 Triadic#B0E048

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B0E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62BBE4 #78C5E8 #92D0ED #ACDBF1 #C6E6F5 #DCF0F9

Shades

#25A1DA #208ABC #1A7099 #145776 #0E3D53 #092734

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