#488E99 Color

#488E99 is rgb(72, 142, 153) in RGB and hsl(188, 36%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#488E99

HEX#488E99

RGBrgb(72, 142, 153)

HSLhsl(188, 36%, 44%)

HSVhsv(188, 53%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.072 208.8)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 7%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #488E99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #488E99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#488E99 Complementary#995348 Analogous#48997B Analogous#486599 Triadic#99488E Triadic#8E9948

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #488E99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#59A5B1 #71B2BC #8DC1C9 #A8D0D6 #C4DFE3 #DCECEF

Shades

#3E7A84 #366A72 #2C575E #224449 #183034 #102023

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