#488D8E Color

#488D8E is rgb(72, 141, 142) in RGB and hsl(181, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488D8E

HEX#488D8E

RGBrgb(72, 141, 142)

HSLhsl(181, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(181, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.07 196.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488D8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488D8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488D8E Complementary#8E4948 Analogous#488E6C Analogous#486A8E Triadic#8E488D Triadic#8D8E48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488D8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55A8AA #71B6B7 #8CC4C5 #A7D2D3 #C2E0E0 #DDEEEE

Shades

#3F7C7D #356869 #2C5758 #224344 #1A3233 #0F1E1F

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