What color is #489180?

#489180 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 #489180?

The RGB value is 72, 145, 128: 72 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #489180?

The complementary color is #914859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #489180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#489180 color

#489180 rgb(72, 145, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #489180 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 56.9% green and 50.2% blue (72, 145, 128).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#489180 color codes

HEX	`#489180`
RGB	`rgb(72, 145, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 56.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, -27.16, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 27.24, 175.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.693, 23.186, 24.014)`
Decimal	`4755840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #489180, 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 #489180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#489180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #489180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #489180; }
.text { color: #489180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #489180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 145 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #489180, #487d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #489180?: #489180 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 #489180?: The RGB value is 72, 145, 128: 72 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #489180?: The complementary color is #914859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #489180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.