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#487F8A

#487f8a ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#487f8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 49.8% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.83% cyan, 7.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 31.43% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #487f8a
  2. #8a5348

Split complementary

  1. #487f8a
  2. #8a485e
  3. #8a7448

Analogous

  1. #488a74
  2. #487f8a
  3. #485e8a

Triadic

  1. #487f8a
  2. #8a487f
  3. #7f8a48

Tetradic

  1. #487f8a
  2. #53488a
  3. #8a5348
  4. #7f8a48

Square

  1. #487f8a
  2. #74488a
  3. #8a5348
  4. #5e8a48

Monochromatic

  1. #142225
  2. #2e5158
  3. #487f8a
  4. #6ca7b2
  5. #9ec5cd

Shades

#487f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487f8a
  2. #41727c
  3. #3a666e
  4. #325961
  5. #2b4c53
  6. #244045
  7. #1d3337
  8. #162629
  9. #0e191c
  10. #070d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#487f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487f8a
  2. #5a8c96
  3. #6d99a1
  4. #7fa5ad
  5. #91b2b9
  6. #a4bfc5
  7. #b6ccd0
  8. #c8d9dc
  9. #dae5e8
  10. #edf2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487f8a
  2. #4e7f89
  3. #537f88
  4. #597f87
  5. #5e7f86
  6. #648085
  7. #6a8084
  8. #6f8083
  9. #758082
  10. #7a8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c738a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #268482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #677d8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f788a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #378285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487f8a {
  color: #487f8a;
}
Background
.bg-487f8a {
  background-color: #487f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487f8a {
  border: 2px solid #487f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 127 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487f8a, #485e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 127 138 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.06 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.83 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.17 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.50 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.27 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.75 #b78075 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#487f8a  rgb(72, 127, 138)  hsl(190, 31%, 41%)  Teal Blue
#8a5348  rgb(138, 83, 72)  hsl(10, 31%, 41%)  Chestnut
#8a487f  rgb(138, 72, 127)  hsl(310, 31%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#7f8a48  rgb(127, 138, 72)  hsl(70, 31%, 41%)  Moss Green