#488E8D Color

#488E8D is rgb(72, 142, 141) in RGB and hsl(179, 33%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E8D

HEX#488E8D

RGBrgb(72, 142, 141)

HSLhsl(179, 33%, 42%)

HSVhsv(179, 49%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.071 194.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E8D 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 text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E8D Complementary#8E4849 Analogous#488E6A Analogous#486C8E Triadic#8D488E Triadic#8E8D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AAA8 #71B7B6 #8CC5C4 #A7D3D2 #C2E0E0 #DDEEEE

Shades

#3F7D7C #356968 #2C5857 #224443 #1A3332 #0F1F1E

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