#488E8A Color

#488E8A is rgb(72, 142, 138) in RGB and hsl(177, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E8A

HEX#488E8A

RGBrgb(72, 142, 138)

HSLhsl(177, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(177, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.071 190.5)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E8A Complementary#8E484B Analogous#488E68 Analogous#486F8E Triadic#8B488E Triadic#8E8B48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AAA5 #71B7B4 #8CC5C2 #A7D3D0 #C2E0DF #DDEEED

Shades

#3F7D7A #356967 #2C5856 #224442 #1A3332 #0F1F1E

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