Recognised as Colour
#48A3B8
- #48A3B8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#48A3B8 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 163, 184 and HSL 191°, 44%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#48A3B8#48A3B8
HEX#48A3B8
RGBrgb(72, 163, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6392, 0.7216
RGB percentages28.2%, 63.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(191.3, 44.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 60.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK60.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,760,504
CSS custom property--colour: #48A3B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B75C47
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B85D48
Analogous#48B895, #486BB8
Triadic#B848A3, #A3B848
Split complementary#B8486B, #B89548
Tetradic#9548B8, #B85D48, #6BB848
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G163
B184
Red72 (28.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue191.25°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G A3 · B B8
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