#488E8C Color

#488E8C is rgb(72, 142, 140) in RGB and hsl(178, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E8C

HEX#488E8C

RGBrgb(72, 142, 140)

HSLhsl(178, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(178, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.071 193)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E8C Complementary#8E484A Analogous#488E69 Analogous#486D8E Triadic#8C488E Triadic#8E8C48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AAA7 #71B7B5 #8CC5C3 #A7D3D1 #C2E0DF #DDEEED

Shades

#3F7D7B #356967 #2C5857 #224443 #1A3332 #0F1F1E

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