#48C9CB Color

#48C9CB is rgb(72, 201, 203) in RGB and hsl(181, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48C9CB

HEX#48C9CB

RGBrgb(72, 201, 203)

HSLhsl(181, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(181, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.111 196.6)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 1%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48C9CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48C9CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48C9CB Complementary#CB4A48 Analogous#48CB8C Analogous#4888CB Triadic#CB48C9 Triadic#C9CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48C9CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60D0D2 #7CD8DA #94DFE1 #ABE6E7 #C3EDEE #DFF6F6

Shades

#35B9BB #2D9D9F #258283 #1C6263 #144748 #0C2B2C

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