What color is #487C77?

#487C77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487C77?

The RGB value is 72, 124, 119: 72 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487C77?

The complementary color is #7C484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487C77 color

#487C77 rgb(72, 124, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #487C77 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 48.6% green and 46.7% blue (72, 124, 119).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#487C77 color codes

HEX	`#487C77`
RGB	`rgb(72, 124, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 48.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, -18.67, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 18.87, 188.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.209, 17.124, 20.058)`
Decimal	`4750455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487C77, 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 #487C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #487C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487c77; }
.text { color: #487c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 124 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487c77, #48677c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #487C77?: #487C77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487C77?: The RGB value is 72, 124, 119: 72 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487C77?: The complementary color is #7C484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.