#488E81 Color

#488E81 is rgb(72, 142, 129) in RGB and hsl(169, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E81

HEX#488E81

RGBrgb(72, 142, 129)

HSLhsl(169, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(169, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.074 180.1)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 9%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E81 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E81 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E81 Complementary#8E4855 Analogous#488E5E Analogous#48788E Triadic#81488E Triadic#8E8148

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E81, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AA9A #71B7AA #8CC5BA #A7D3CB #C2E0DB #DDEEEB

Shades

#3F7D72 #356960 #2C5850 #22443E #1A332E #0F1F1C

Use #488E81 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex