#48959C

#48959C

Color Values

HEX

#48959C

RGB

72, 149, 156

HSL

185.0, 36.8%, 44.7%

HSV

185.0, 53.8%, 61.2%

CMYK

53.8%, 4.5%, 0.0%, 38.8%

OKLCH

0.624 0.0764 203.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#48959C

#9C4F48

Analogous

#489C79

#486B9C

#48959C

Triadic

#48959C

#9C4895

#959C48

Split Complementary

#48959C

#9C486B

#9C7948

Tetradic

#48959C

#79489C

#9C4F48

#6B9C48

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#48959C

Protanopia

#696A9A

Deuteranopia

#655F9A

Tritanopia

#4C9999

Achromatopsia

#858585

CSS Usage

background-color: #48959C;
color: #48959C;
border-color: #48959C;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E8F2F3
200
#CEE6E8
300
#ABD5D8
400
#7EBEC3
500
#51A7AE
600
#40858C
700
#346B70
800
#285357
900
#203E40
950
#142729

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.47:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.05:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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