#48898E color

  • HEX#48898E
  • RGBrgb(72, 137, 142)
  • HSLhsl(184, 33%, 42%)
  • CMYK49, 4, 0, 44

About #48898E

#48898E is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48898E. In RGB it is red 72, green 137, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 49%, 4%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 4.00:1 on white and 5.24:1 on black.

#48898E Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 89, 8E
CMYK49.30%, 3.52%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal72, 137, 142
HSL184°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal110, 211, 216
HSV (HSB)184.29°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001001, 10001110
CIE-L*AB53.19, -19.31, -9.11
RGB Percent28.24%, 53.73%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH53.19, 21.36, 205.26
XYZ16.50, 21.22, 28.82
CIE-L*UV53.19, -28.46, -10.34
xyY0.25, 0.32, 21.22
Hunter-Lab46.07, -16.68, -4.84
RYB28.24%, 41.45%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48898E on a dark background: contrast 5.24:1, passes WCAG AA.
#48898E on a light background: contrast 4.00:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#48898E · #77B6BB · #294F51 · #8E4C48 · #BB7C77

Analogous palette

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Triadic palette

#48898E · #8E488A · #8A8E48 · #77B6BB · #BB77B6

Tetradic palette

#48898E · #70488E · #8E4C48 · #668E48 · #294F51

Monochromatic palette

#152729 · #2E595C · #48898E · #6DB1B6 · #A0CCCF

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