#48979F

#48979F

Color Values

HEX

#48979F

RGB

72, 151, 159

HSL

185.5, 37.7%, 45.3%

HSV

185.5, 54.7%, 62.4%

CMYK

54.7%, 5.0%, 0.0%, 37.6%

OKLCH

0.63 0.0781 204.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#48979F

#9F5048

Analogous

#489F7B

#486C9F

#48979F

Triadic

#48979F

#9F4897

#979F48

Split Complementary

#48979F

#9F486C

#9F7B48

Tetradic

#48979F

#7B489F

#9F5048

#6C9F48

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#48979F

Protanopia

#6A6B9D

Deuteranopia

#66609D

Tritanopia

#4C9C9B

Achromatopsia

#878787

CSS Usage

background-color: #48979F;
color: #48979F;
border-color: #48979F;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E7F2F3
200
#CEE6E9
300
#ABD5D9
400
#7DBEC4
500
#4FA7B0
600
#40858C
700
#336B70
800
#285358
900
#203E41
950
#142729

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.39:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.2:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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