Recognised as Colour
#488B73
- #488B73
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#488B73 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 139, 115 and HSL 159°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#488B73#488B73
HEX#488B73
RGBrgb(72, 139, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5451, 0.451
RGB percentages28.2%, 54.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(158.5, 31.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.5, 48.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK48.2%, 0%, 17.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,754,291
CSS custom property--colour: #488B73;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B7748C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B4860
Analogous#488B52, #48828B
Triadic#73488B, #8B7348
Split complementary#8B4882, #8B5248
Tetradic#51488B, #8B4860, #818B48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G139
B115
Red72 (28.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue158.51°
Saturation (HSL)31.75%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8B · B 73
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