#488E85 Color

#488E85 is rgb(72, 142, 133) in RGB and hsl(172, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E85

HEX#488E85

RGBrgb(72, 142, 133)

HSLhsl(172, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(172, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.072 184.6)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 6%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E85 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 #488E85 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E85 Complementary#8E4851 Analogous#488E62 Analogous#48758E Triadic#85488E Triadic#8E8548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E85, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AA9E #71B7AE #8CC5BD #A7D3CD #C2E0DC #DDEEEC

Shades

#3F7D75 #356962 #2C5852 #22443F #1A3330 #0F1F1D

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