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#488e76 color: Aegean Green

#488e76 is rgb(72, 142, 118) in RGB and oklch(59.384% 0.08073 168.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

59.4%
0.081
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #488e76

#488e76 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.88:1 contrast and black text 5.41:1, 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: #488e76 mixed with white

  1. 488e76
  2. 5c9983
  3. 6ea490
  4. 80af9d
  5. 92baab
  6. a4c6b8
  7. b6d1c6
  8. c8dcd4
  9. dae8e2
  10. edf3f1

Darker: #488e76 mixed with black

  1. 488e76
  2. 3d7b66
  3. 336856
  4. 295647
  5. 1f4438
  6. 163429
  7. 0d241c
  8. 06150f
  9. 020705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488e76 with less saturation

  1. 488e76
  2. 4f8d77
  3. 568b78
  4. 5c8a79
  5. 628879
  6. 67877a
  7. 6c857b
  8. 71837c
  9. 76827d
  10. 7a807d

Questions about #488e76

What color is #488e76?

#488e76 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Aegean Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 142, 118), in HSL hsl(159.43, 32.71%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.384% 0.08073 168.942).

What colors go well with #488e76?

The complementary color of #488e76 is #a36a86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #658a5b and #388d90. The triadic partners are #7d76ac and #a67053.

Is white or black text more readable on #488e76?

White text reads better on #488e76: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and black gives 5.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488e76 a warm or cool color?

#488e76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.081.