What color is #487878?

#487878 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487878?

The RGB value is 72, 120, 120: 72 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487878?

The complementary color is #784848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487878 color

#487878 rgb(72, 120, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #487878 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 47.1% green and 47.1% blue (72, 120, 120).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#487878 color codes

HEX	`#487878`
RGB	`rgb(72, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, -16.24, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 17.03, 197.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.778, 16.166, 20.213)`
Decimal	`4749432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487878, 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 #487878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #487878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487878; }
.text { color: #487878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487878, #486078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #487878?: #487878 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487878?: The RGB value is 72, 120, 120: 72 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487878?: The complementary color is #784848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.