What color is #48828F?

#48828F 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 #48828F?

The RGB value is 72, 130, 143: 72 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48828F?

The complementary color is #8F5548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48828F color

#48828F rgb(72, 130, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48828F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (72, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#48828F color codes

HEX	`#48828F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, -15.25, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 19.97, 220.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.611, 19.325, 28.889)`
Decimal	`4752015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48828F, 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 #48828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #48828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48828f; }
.text { color: #48828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48828f, #485f8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #48828F?: #48828F 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 #48828F?: The RGB value is 72, 130, 143: 72 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48828F?: The complementary color is #8F5548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.