#48B1B0 Color

#48B1B0 is rgb(72, 177, 176) in RGB and hsl(179, 42%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B1B0

HEX#48B1B0

RGBrgb(72, 177, 176)

HSLhsl(179, 42%, 49%)

HSVhsv(179, 59%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.096 194.3)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 1%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B1B0 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 text8.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B1B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B1B0 Complementary#B1484A Analogous#48B17B Analogous#487FB1 Triadic#B048B1 Triadic#B1B048

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B1B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60BEBC #79C8C7 #92D3D2 #ACDDDC #C5E7E7 #DEF2F1

Shades

#409C9A #358281 #2C6D6C #225352 #193E3D #0F2424

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