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#488e75 color: Aegean Green

#488e75 is rgb(72, 142, 117) in RGB and oklch(59.355% 0.08148 168.044) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

59.4%
0.081
168°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #488e75

#488e75 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.89:1 contrast and black text 5.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aegean Green (#4c8c72). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #488e75 mixed with white

  1. 488e75
  2. 5c9982
  3. 6ea48f
  4. 80af9c
  5. 92baaa
  6. a4c6b8
  7. b6d1c6
  8. c8dcd4
  9. dae8e2
  10. edf3f0

Darker: #488e75 mixed with black

  1. 488e75
  2. 3d7b65
  3. 336855
  4. 295646
  5. 1f4437
  6. 163429
  7. 0d241c
  8. 06150f
  9. 020705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488e75 with less saturation

  1. 488e75
  2. 4f8d76
  3. 568b77
  4. 5c8a78
  5. 628879
  6. 67867a
  7. 6c857b
  8. 71837b
  9. 75827c
  10. 7a807d

Questions about #488e75

What color is #488e75?

#488e75 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Aegean Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 142, 117), in HSL hsl(158.57, 32.71%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.355% 0.08148 168.044).

What colors go well with #488e75?

The complementary color of #488e75 is #a36a87. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #668a5a and #378d90. The triadic partners are #7c77ac and #a66f53.

Is white or black text more readable on #488e75?

White text reads better on #488e75: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and black gives 5.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488e75 a warm or cool color?

#488e75 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.081.