#488E87 color

  • HEX#488E87
  • RGBrgb(72, 142, 135)
  • HSLhsl(174, 33%, 42%)
  • CMYK49, 0, 5, 44

About #488E87

#488E87 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #488E87. In RGB it is red 72, green 142, blue 135; in HSL it is hue 174°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 49%, 0%, 5%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.82:1 on white and 5.49:1 on black.

#488E87 Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 8E, 87
CMYK49.30%, 0.00%, 4.93%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal72, 142, 135
HSL174°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal110, 216, 207
HSV (HSB)174.00°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1001000, 10001110, 10000111
CIE-L*AB54.53, -23.84, -3.08
RGB Percent28.24%, 55.69%, 52.94%
CIE-L*CH54.53, 24.04, 187.37
XYZ16.72, 22.47, 26.38
CIE-L*UV54.53, -30.74, -0.82
xyY0.25, 0.34, 22.47
Hunter-Lab47.41, -20.01, 0.19
RYB28.24%, 42.68%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#488E87 on a dark background: contrast 5.49:1, passes WCAG AA.
#488E87 on a light background: contrast 3.82:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#488E87 · #77BBB4 · #29514D · #8E484F · #BB777E

Analogous palette

#4F8E48 · #488E64 · #488E87 · #48728E · #484F8E

Triadic palette

#488E87 · #87488E · #8E8748 · #77BBB4 · #B477BB

Tetradic palette

#488E87 · #64488E · #8E484F · #728E48 · #29514D

Monochromatic palette

#152927 · #2E5C57 · #488E87 · #6DB6AE · #A0CFCA

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