#48C5CB Color

#48C5CB is rgb(72, 197, 203) in RGB and hsl(183, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48C5CB

HEX#48C5CB

RGBrgb(72, 197, 203)

HSLhsl(183, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(183, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.108 199.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 3%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48C5CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48C5CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48C5CB Complementary#CB4F48 Analogous#48CB90 Analogous#4883CB Triadic#CB48C5 Triadic#C5CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48C5CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60CCD2 #7CD5DA #94DDE1 #ABE4E7 #C3ECEE #DFF5F6

Shades

#35B4BB #2D999F #257F83 #1C6063 #144548 #0C2A2C

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