What color is #488281?

#488281 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488281?

The RGB value is 72, 130, 129: 72 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488281?

The complementary color is #824849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488281 color

#488281 rgb(72, 130, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #488281 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (72, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#488281 color codes

HEX	`#488281`
RGB	`rgb(72, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, -19.2, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 19.94, 195.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.616, 18.927, 23.648)`
Decimal	`4752001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488281, 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 #488281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #488281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488281; }
.text { color: #488281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488281, #486682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #488281?: #488281 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488281?: The RGB value is 72, 130, 129: 72 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488281?: The complementary color is #824849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.