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#488696

#488696 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488696 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 52.55% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52% cyan, 10.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 192.31°, with 35.14% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #488696
  2. #965848

Split complementary

  1. #488696
  2. #96485f
  3. #967f48

Analogous

  1. #48967f
  2. #488696
  3. #485f96

Triadic

  1. #488696
  2. #964886
  3. #869648

Tetradic

  1. #488696
  2. #584896
  3. #965848
  4. #869648

Square

  1. #488696
  2. #7f4896
  3. #965848
  4. #5f9648

Monochromatic

  1. #162a2f
  2. #2f5862
  3. #488696
  4. #70abba
  5. #a4c9d3

Shades

#488696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488696
  2. #417987
  3. #3a6b78
  4. #325e69
  5. #2b505a
  6. #24434b
  7. #1d363c
  8. #16282d
  9. #0e1b1e
  10. #070d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#488696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488696
  2. #5a92a1
  3. #6d9eab
  4. #7faab6
  5. #91b6c0
  6. #a4c3cb
  7. #b6cfd5
  8. #c8dbe0
  9. #dae7ea
  10. #edf3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488696
  2. #4e8594
  3. #538592
  4. #59848f
  5. #5e848d
  6. #64838b
  7. #6a8289
  8. #6f8287
  9. #758184
  10. #7a8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b8397 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7a96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #178c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a8497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627f96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #318a8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488696 {
  color: #488696;
}
Background
.bg-488696 {
  background-color: #488696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488696 {
  border: 2px solid #488696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 134 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 35% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488696, #485f96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 134 150 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.31 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.13 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.77 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.04 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.12 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.47 #b77969 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#488696  rgb(72, 134, 150)  hsl(192, 35%, 44%)  Teal Blue
#965848  rgb(150, 88, 72)  hsl(12, 35%, 44%)  Redwood
#964886  rgb(150, 72, 134)  hsl(312, 35%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#869648  rgb(134, 150, 72)  hsl(72, 35%, 44%)  Moss Green