What color is #487A80?

#487A80 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487A80?

The RGB value is 72, 122, 128: 72 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487A80?

The complementary color is #804E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487A80 color

#487A80 rgb(72, 122, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #487A80 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 47.8% green and 50.2% blue (72, 122, 128).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#487A80 color codes

HEX	`#487A80`
RGB	`rgb(72, 122, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 47.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.08, -15.14, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.08, 17.39, 209.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.527, 16.854, 22.958)`
Decimal	`4749952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487A80, 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 #487A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #487A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487a80; }
.text { color: #487a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 122 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487a80, #485e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #487A80?: #487A80 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487A80?: The RGB value is 72, 122, 128: 72 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487A80?: The complementary color is #804E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.