What color is #487370?

#487370 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487370?

The RGB value is 72, 115, 112: 72 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487370?

The complementary color is #73484B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487370 color

#487370 rgb(72, 115, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #487370 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 45.1% green and 43.9% blue (72, 115, 112).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#487370 color codes

HEX	`#487370`
RGB	`rgb(72, 115, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 45.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, -15.61, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 15.91, 191.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.727, 14.808, 17.566)`
Decimal	`4748144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487370, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #487370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #487370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487370; }
.text { color: #487370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 115 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487370, #486073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #487370?: #487370 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487370?: The RGB value is 72, 115, 112: 72 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487370?: The complementary color is #73484B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.