Colour
#488A86
- #488A86
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#488A86 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 138, 134 and HSL 176°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#488A86#488A86
HEX#488A86
RGBrgb(72, 138, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5412, 0.5255
RGB percentages28.2%, 54.1%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(176.4, 31.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.4, 47.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK47.8%, 0%, 2.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,754,054
CSS custom property--colour: #488A86;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B77579
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A484C
Analogous#488A65, #486D8A
Triadic#86488A, #8A8648
Split complementary#8A486D, #8A6548
Tetradic#65488A, #8A484C, #6D8A48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G138
B134
Red72 (28.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue176.36°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8A · B 86
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