#48D5E5 Color

#48D5E5 is rgb(72, 213, 229) in RGB and hsl(186, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48D5E5

HEX#48D5E5

RGBrgb(72, 213, 229)

HSLhsl(186, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(186, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.119 206)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48D5E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48D5E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48D5E5 Complementary#E55848 Analogous#48E5A6 Analogous#4887E5 Triadic#E548D5 Triadic#D5E548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48D5E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63DBE9 #79E0EC #94E7F0 #AAECF3 #C5F2F7 #DBF7FA

Shades

#24CDE0 #1BAFC0 #168F9C #12727D #0D5259 #083136

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