#48CDE5 Color

#48CDE5 is rgb(72, 205, 229) in RGB and hsl(189, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48CDE5

HEX#48CDE5

RGBrgb(72, 205, 229)

HSLhsl(189, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(189, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.117 212)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48CDE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48CDE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48CDE5 Complementary#E56048 Analogous#48E5AE Analogous#487FE5 Triadic#E548CD Triadic#CDE548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48CDE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63D5E9 #79DBEC #94E2F0 #AAE8F3 #C5EFF7 #DBF5FA

Shades

#24C4E0 #1BA7C0 #16889C #126D7D #0D4E59 #082F36

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