#489D8C Color

#489D8C is rgb(72, 157, 140) in RGB and hsl(168, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#489D8C

HEX#489D8C

RGBrgb(72, 157, 140)

HSLhsl(168, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(168, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.087 178.4)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #489D8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #489D8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#489D8C Complementary#9D4859 Analogous#489D62 Analogous#48849D Triadic#8C489D Triadic#9D8C48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #489D8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB3A2 #73BFB0 #8FCCC0 #A8D7CD #C4E4DD #DCEFEB

Shades

#3F887A #357367 #2B5E54 #234D45 #1A3832 #10231F

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