Colour
#488D76
- #488D76
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#488D76 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 141, 118 and HSL 160°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#488D76#488D76
HEX#488D76
RGBrgb(72, 141, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5529, 0.4627
RGB percentages28.2%, 55.3%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(160, 32.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 48.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK48.9%, 0%, 16.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,754,806
CSS custom property--colour: #488D76;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B77289
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D485F
Analogous#488D53, #48828D
Triadic#76488D, #8D7648
Split complementary#8D4882, #8D5448
Tetradic#54488D, #8D485F, #828D48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G141
B118
Red72 (28.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)32.39%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8D · B 76
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