#48C5E5 Color

#48C5E5 is rgb(72, 197, 229) in RGB and hsl(192, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48C5E5

HEX#48C5E5

RGBrgb(72, 197, 229)

HSLhsl(192, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(192, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.117 218.3)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 14%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48C5E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48C5E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48C5E5 Complementary#E56748 Analogous#48E5B6 Analogous#4877E5 Triadic#E548C5 Triadic#C5E548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48C5E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63CEE9 #79D5EC #94DDF0 #AAE4F3 #C5EDF7 #DBF4FA

Shades

#24BAE0 #1B9FC0 #16819C #12687D #0D4A59 #082C36

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