What color is #488A71?

#488A71 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488A71?

The RGB value is 72, 138, 113: 72 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488A71?

The complementary color is #8A4861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488A71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488A71 color

#488A71 rgb(72, 138, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #488A71 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 54.1% green and 44.3% blue (72, 138, 113).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#488A71 color codes

HEX	`#488A71`
RGB	`rgb(72, 138, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 54.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 48%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, -27.36, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 28.22, 165.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.74, 20.746, 18.847)`
Decimal	`4754033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488A71, 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 #488A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #488A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488a71; }
.text { color: #488a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 138 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488a71, #48828a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #488A71?: #488A71 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488A71?: The RGB value is 72, 138, 113: 72 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488A71?: The complementary color is #8A4861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488A71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.