#48B2E0 Color

#48B2E0 is rgb(72, 178, 224) in RGB and hsl(198, 71%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B2E0

HEX#48B2E0

RGBrgb(72, 178, 224)

HSLhsl(198, 71%, 58%)

HSVhsv(198, 68%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.117 230.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B2E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B2E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B2E0 Complementary#E07548 Analogous#48E0C2 Analogous#4866E0 Triadic#E048B2 Triadic#B2E048

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B2E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62BDE4 #78C6E8 #92D1ED #ACDCF1 #C6E7F5 #DCF0F9

Shades

#25A4DA #208DBC #1A7399 #145876 #0E3E53 #092734

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