#488E87 Color

#488E87 is rgb(72, 142, 135) in RGB and hsl(174, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E87

HEX#488E87

RGBrgb(72, 142, 135)

HSLhsl(174, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(174, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.072 186.9)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E87 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E87 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E87 Complementary#8E484F Analogous#488E64 Analogous#48728E Triadic#87488E Triadic#8E8748

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E87, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AAA1 #71B7B0 #8CC5BF #A7D3CE #C2E0DD #DDEEEC

Shades

#3F7D77 #356964 #2C5854 #224440 #1A3330 #0F1F1D

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