What color is #488378?

#488378 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 #488378?

The RGB value is 72, 131, 120: 72 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488378?

The complementary color is #834853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488378 color

#488378 rgb(72, 131, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #488378 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 51.4% green and 47.1% blue (72, 131, 120).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#488378 color codes

HEX	`#488378`
RGB	`rgb(72, 131, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 51.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, -22.1, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 22.1, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.178, 18.965, 20.679)`
Decimal	`4752248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488378, 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 #488378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #488378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488378; }
.text { color: #488378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 131 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488378, #487083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #488378?: #488378 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 #488378?: The RGB value is 72, 131, 120: 72 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488378?: The complementary color is #834853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.