#48A9C5 Color (Hex and RGB)
#48A9C5
#48a9c5 has RGB values (72, 169, 197). The color reads primarily as blue in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #48A9C5 | R48GA9BC5 | |
| RGB | rgb(72 169 197) | R72G169B197 | |
| HSL | hsl(193 52% 53%) | H193°S52%L53% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.1 220) | L0.69C0.1H220° | |
| HSV | hsv(193, 63%, 77%) | H193°S63%V77% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 14%, 0%, 23%) | C63%M14%Y0%K23% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 01001000 | 10101001 | 11000101 |
| Octal | 110 | 251 | 305 |
| Decimal | 72 | 169 | 197 |
| Hex | 48 | a9 | c5 |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #48A9C5 with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #48A9C50%
- #429BB49%
- #3C8CA417%
- #367E9326%
- #30708234%
- #29617143%
- #23536151%
- #1D445059%
- #17363F68%
- #11282E77%
- #0B191E85%
Tints
Color harmonies
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Contrast & accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.
Aa
#48A9C5 on #FFFFFF
2.71:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#48A9C5 on #000000
7.76:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#FFFFFF on #48A9C5
2.71:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#000000 on #48A9C5
7.76:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #48a9c5; - Background
background-color: #48a9c5; - CSS variable
--color-48a9c5: #48a9c5; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(69% 0.1 220); - SCSS
$color-48a9c5: #48a9c5; - Tailwind
bg-[#48a9c5] text-[#48a9c5] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #48a9c5"></div>