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#488b82 color: Royal Palm

#488b82 is rgb(72, 139, 130) in RGB and oklch(58.992% 0.07006 184.225) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

59%
0.070
184°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #488b82

#488b82 is a dusty teal color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 184°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.97:1 contrast and black text 5.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Palm (#418d84). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #488b82 mixed with white

  1. 488b82
  2. 5b968e
  3. 6ea19a
  4. 80ada6
  5. 92b8b2
  6. a4c4bf
  7. b6d0cb
  8. c8dbd8
  9. dae7e5
  10. edf3f2

Darker: #488b82 mixed with black

  1. 488b82
  2. 3d7870
  3. 33665f
  4. 29544e
  5. 1f433e
  6. 16322f
  7. 0d2320
  8. 061412
  9. 020706
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488b82 with less saturation

  1. 488b82
  2. 4f8a82
  3. 568881
  4. 5b8781
  5. 618680
  6. 668480
  7. 6b837f
  8. 70827f
  9. 75807e
  10. 797f7e

Questions about #488b82

What color is #488b82?

#488b82 is dusty teal. The closest named color is Royal Palm. In RGB it is rgb(72, 139, 130), in HSL hsl(171.94, 31.75%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.992% 0.07006 184.225).

What colors go well with #488b82?

The complementary color of #488b82 is #a16c78. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b8a6a and #478897. The triadic partners are #86739f and #9b7450.

Is white or black text more readable on #488b82?

White text reads better on #488b82: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and black gives 5.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488b82 a warm or cool color?

#488b82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 184 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.07.