What color is #488179?

#488179 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 #488179?

The RGB value is 72, 129, 121: 72 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488179?

The complementary color is #814850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488179 color

#488179 rgb(72, 129, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #488179 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (72, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#488179 color codes

HEX	`#488179`
RGB	`rgb(72, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, -20.8, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 20.85, 184.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.973, 18.458, 20.912)`
Decimal	`4751737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488179, 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 #488179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #488179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488179; }
.text { color: #488179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488179, #486d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #488179?: #488179 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 #488179?: The RGB value is 72, 129, 121: 72 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488179?: The complementary color is #814850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.