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#488e79 color: Winter Green

#488e79 is rgb(72, 142, 121) in RGB and oklch(59.472% 0.07861 171.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

59.5%
0.079
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #488e79

#488e79 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.87:1 contrast and black text 5.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Winter Green (#48907b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #488e79 mixed with white

  1. 488e79
  2. 5c9986
  3. 6ea492
  4. 80af9f
  5. 92baac
  6. a4c6ba
  7. b6d1c7
  8. c8dcd5
  9. dae8e3
  10. edf3f1

Darker: #488e79 mixed with black

  1. 488e79
  2. 3d7b68
  3. 336858
  4. 295648
  5. 1f4439
  6. 16342b
  7. 0d241d
  8. 061510
  9. 020705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488e79 with less saturation

  1. 488e79
  2. 4f8d7a
  3. 568b7a
  4. 5c8a7b
  5. 62887b
  6. 67877c
  7. 6c857c
  8. 71837d
  9. 76827d
  10. 7a807e

Questions about #488e79

What color is #488e79?

#488e79 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Winter Green. In RGB it is rgb(72, 142, 121), in HSL hsl(162, 32.71%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.472% 0.07861 171.752).

What colors go well with #488e79?

The complementary color of #488e79 is #a36b84. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648b5f and #3b8d92. The triadic partners are #7f76aa and #a47152.

Is white or black text more readable on #488e79?

White text reads better on #488e79: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and black gives 5.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488e79 a warm or cool color?

#488e79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.079.