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#488698

#488698 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488698 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.63% cyan, 11.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 193.5°, with 35.71% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.61.

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Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #488698
  2. #985a48

Split complementary

  1. #488698
  2. #98485e
  3. #988248

Analogous

  1. #489882
  2. #488698
  3. #485e98

Triadic

  1. #488698
  2. #984886
  3. #869848

Tetradic

  1. #488698
  2. #5a4898
  3. #985a48
  4. #869848

Square

  1. #488698
  2. #824898
  3. #985a48
  4. #5e9848

Monochromatic

  1. #172a30
  2. #2f5864
  3. #488698
  4. #71abbc
  5. #a5cad4

Shades

#488698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488698
  2. #417989
  3. #3a6b7a
  4. #325e6a
  5. #2b505b
  6. #24434c
  7. #1d363d
  8. #16282e
  9. #0e1b1e
  10. #070d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#488698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488698
  2. #5a92a2
  3. #6d9ead
  4. #7faab7
  5. #91b6c1
  6. #a4c3cc
  7. #b6cfd6
  8. #c8dbe0
  9. #dae7ea
  10. #edf3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488698
  2. #4e8596
  3. #538593
  4. #598491
  5. #5e848e
  6. #64838c
  7. #6a828a
  8. #6f8287
  9. #758185
  10. #7a8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b8399 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7a98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #148c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a8499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617f98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #308a91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488698 {
  color: #488698;
}
Background
.bg-488698 {
  background-color: #488698;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488698 {
  border: 2px solid #488698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 134 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 36% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488698, #485e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 134 152 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.61 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.95 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.38 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.10 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.62 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.04 #b77967 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#488698  rgb(72, 134, 152)  hsl(194, 36%, 44%)  Teal Blue
#985a48  rgb(152, 90, 72)  hsl(14, 36%, 44%)  Redwood
#984886  rgb(152, 72, 134)  hsl(314, 36%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#869848  rgb(134, 152, 72)  hsl(74, 36%, 44%)  Moss Green