#48B8E5 Color

#48B8E5 is rgb(72, 184, 229) in RGB and hsl(197, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B8E5

HEX#48B8E5

RGBrgb(72, 184, 229)

HSLhsl(197, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(197, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.119 228.4)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 20%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B8E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B8E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B8E5 Complementary#E57448 Analogous#48E5C3 Analogous#486AE5 Triadic#E548B8 Triadic#B8E548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B8E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63C3E9 #79CBEC #94D6F0 #AADEF3 #C5E9F7 #DBF1FA

Shades

#24ABE0 #1B91C0 #16769C #125F7D #0D4459 #082936

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