What color is #48808B?

#48808B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48808B?

The RGB value is 72, 128, 139: 72 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48808B?

The complementary color is #8B5348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48808B?

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

#48808B color

#48808B rgb(72, 128, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48808B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (72, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#48808B color codes

HEX	`#48808B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 48%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, -15.31, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 19.26, 217.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.05, 18.679, 27.233)`
Decimal	`4751499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48808B, 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 #48808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #48808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48808b; }
.text { color: #48808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48808b, #485e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #48808B?: #48808B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48808B?: The RGB value is 72, 128, 139: 72 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48808B?: The complementary color is #8B5348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.