#48D9EF Color

#48D9EF is rgb(72, 217, 239) in RGB and hsl(188, 84%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48D9EF

HEX#48D9EF

RGBrgb(72, 217, 239)

HSLhsl(188, 84%, 61%)

HSVhsv(188, 70%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.123 209.6)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 9%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48D9EF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48D9EF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48D9EF Complementary#EF5E48 Analogous#48EFB2 Analogous#4885EF Triadic#EF48D9 Triadic#D9EF48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48D9EF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5FDEF1 #7CE4F4 #93E8F6 #ABEDF8 #C2F2FA #DEF8FC

Shades

#22D1EC #12B9D3 #0F98AE #0B7383 #08525E #053138

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