#488A99 Color

#488A99 is rgb(72, 138, 153) in RGB and hsl(191, 36%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488A99

HEX#488A99

RGBrgb(72, 138, 153)

HSLhsl(191, 36%, 44%)

HSVhsv(191, 53%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.071 214.3)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 10%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488A99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488A99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488A99 Complementary#995748 Analogous#48997F Analogous#486199 Triadic#99488A Triadic#8A9948

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488A99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#59A1B1 #71AEBC #8DBEC9 #A8CED6 #C4DEE3 #DCEBEF

Shades

#3E7784 #366772 #2C555E #224249 #182F34 #101F23

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