What color is #487C79?

#487C79 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #487C79?

The RGB value is 72, 124, 121: 72 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #487C79?

The complementary color is #7C484B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #487C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#487C79 color

#487C79 rgb(72, 124, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #487C79 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (72, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#487C79 color codes

HEX	`#487C79`
RGB	`rgb(72, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.48, -18.14, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.48, 18.54, 191.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.33, 17.173, 20.698)`
Decimal	`4750457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #487C79, 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 #487C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#487C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #487C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #487c79; }
.text { color: #487c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #487c79, #48657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #487C79?: #487C79 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #487C79?: The RGB value is 72, 124, 121: 72 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #487C79?: The complementary color is #7C484B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #487C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.