#488B99 Color

#488B99 is rgb(72, 139, 153) in RGB and hsl(190, 36%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488B99

HEX#488B99

RGBrgb(72, 139, 153)

HSLhsl(190, 36%, 44%)

HSVhsv(190, 53%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.071 212.9)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 9%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488B99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488B99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488B99 Complementary#995548 Analogous#48997E Analogous#486399 Triadic#99488B Triadic#8B9948

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488B99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#59A2B1 #71B0BC #8DBFC9 #A8CFD6 #C4DEE3 #DCECEF

Shades

#3E7884 #366872 #2C555E #224249 #182F34 #102023

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