What color is #48939A?

#48939A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48939A?

The RGB value is 72, 147, 154: 72 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48939A?

The complementary color is #9A4F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48939A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48939A color

#48939A rgb(72, 147, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #48939A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 57.6% green and 60.4% blue (72, 147, 154).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 36% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#48939A color codes

HEX	`#48939A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 147, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 57.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 36%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 53%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -21.16, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 23.77, 207.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.937, 24.577, 34.311)`
Decimal	`4756378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48939A, 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 #48939A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#48939A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #48939A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48939a; }
.text { color: #48939a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48939a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 147 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48939a, #486a9a); }

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Questions

What color is #48939A?: #48939A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48939A?: The RGB value is 72, 147, 154: 72 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48939A?: The complementary color is #9A4F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48939A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.