What color is #488B80?

#488B80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #488B80?

The RGB value is 72, 139, 128: 72 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #488B80?

The complementary color is #8B4853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #488B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#488B80 color

#488B80 rgb(72, 139, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #488B80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (72, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#488B80 color codes

HEX	`#488B80`
RGB	`rgb(72, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 48%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -24.15, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 24.16, 181.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.8, 21.4, 23.716)`
Decimal	`4754304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #488B80, 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 #488B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#488B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #488B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #488b80; }
.text { color: #488b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #488b80, #48758b); }

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Questions

What color is #488B80?: #488B80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #488B80?: The RGB value is 72, 139, 128: 72 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #488B80?: The complementary color is #8B4853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #488B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.