#488C8E Color

#488C8E is rgb(72, 140, 142) in RGB and hsl(182, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488C8E

HEX#488C8E

RGBrgb(72, 140, 142)

HSLhsl(182, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(182, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.069 198)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 1%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488C8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488C8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488C8E Complementary#8E4A48 Analogous#488E6D Analogous#48698E Triadic#8E488C Triadic#8C8E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488C8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55A7AA #71B5B7 #8CC3C5 #A7D1D3 #C2DFE0 #DDEDEE

Shades

#3F7B7D #356769 #2C5758 #224344 #1A3233 #0F1E1F

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