#48B1A0 Color

#48B1A0 is rgb(72, 177, 160) in RGB and hsl(170, 42%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B1A0

HEX#48B1A0

RGBrgb(72, 177, 160)

HSLhsl(170, 42%, 49%)

HSVhsv(170, 59%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.1 180.8)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B1A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B1A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B1A0 Complementary#B1485A Analogous#48B16B Analogous#488EB1 Triadic#A048B1 Triadic#B1A048

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B1A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60BEAE #79C8BB #92D3C8 #ACDDD5 #C5E7E2 #DEF2EE

Shades

#409C8C #358276 #2C6D62 #22534B #193E37 #0F2421

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