#488B8E Color

#488B8E is rgb(72, 139, 142) in RGB and hsl(183, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488B8E

HEX#488B8E

RGBrgb(72, 139, 142)

HSLhsl(183, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(183, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.068 199.3)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 2%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488B8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488B8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488B8E Complementary#8E4B48 Analogous#488E6F Analogous#48688E Triadic#8E488B Triadic#8B8E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488B8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55A5AA #71B4B7 #8CC2C5 #A7D0D3 #C2DFE0 #DDEDEE

Shades

#3F7A7D #356769 #2C5658 #224244 #1A3233 #0F1E1F

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