#48B8CB Color

#48B8CB is rgb(72, 184, 203) in RGB and hsl(189, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B8CB

HEX#48B8CB

RGBrgb(72, 184, 203)

HSLhsl(189, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(189, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.103 210.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 9%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B8CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B8CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B8CB Complementary#CB5C48 Analogous#48CB9D Analogous#4876CB Triadic#CB48B8 Triadic#B8CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B8CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60C1D2 #7CCCDA #94D5E1 #ABDEE7 #C3E8EE #DFF3F6

Shades

#35A7BB #2D8E9F #257583 #1C5963 #144048 #0C272C

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