#488D8B

#488D8B

Color Values

HEX

#488D8B

RGB

72, 141, 139

HSL

178.3, 32.4%, 41.8%

HSV

178.3, 48.9%, 55.3%

CMYK

48.9%, 0.0%, 1.4%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.598 0.07 193.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#488D8B

#8D484A

Analogous

#488D69

#486D8D

#488D8B

Triadic

#488D8B

#8B488D

#8D8B48

Split Complementary

#488D8B

#8D486D

#8D6948

Tetradic

#488D8B

#69488D

#8D484A

#6D8D48

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#488D8B

Protanopia

#66668B

Deuteranopia

#625D8C

Tritanopia

#4B8C8C

Achromatopsia

#7E7E7E

CSS Usage

background-color: #488D8B;
color: #488D8B;
border-color: #488D8B;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9F9
100
#E8F2F2
200
#D0E7E6
300
#AED6D5
400
#82BFBD
500
#56A9A6
600
#458785
700
#376C6B
800
#2B5453
900
#223F3E
950
#162827

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.46:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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