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#488e99 color: Adrift

#488e99 is rgb(72, 142, 153) in RGB and oklch(60.563% 0.0722 208.821) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

60.6%
0.072
209°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • cyan-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #488e99

#488e99 is a dusty cyan color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 209°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.75:1 contrast and black text 5.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Adrift (#4b9099). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #488e99 mixed with white

  1. 488e99
  2. 5c99a3
  3. 6fa4ad
  4. 81afb7
  5. 93bac1
  6. a5c6cb
  7. b7d1d5
  8. c9dce0
  9. dbe8ea
  10. edf3f4

Darker: #488e99 mixed with black

  1. 488e99
  2. 3d7b84
  3. 336870
  4. 29565d
  5. 1f444a
  6. 163438
  7. 0d2427
  8. 061517
  9. 020708
  10. 000101

Calmer: #488e99 with less saturation

  1. 488e99
  2. 508d97
  3. 578c94
  4. 5d8b92
  5. 638990
  6. 69888d
  7. 6e878b
  8. 748689
  9. 788486
  10. 7d8384

Questions about #488e99

What color is #488e99?

#488e99 is dusty cyan. The closest named color is Adrift. In RGB it is rgb(72, 142, 153), in HSL hsl(188.15, 36%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.563% 0.0722 208.821).

What colors go well with #488e99?

The complementary color of #488e99 is #a97169. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d9082 and #5888a9. The triadic partners are #9a7297 and #93804e.

Is white or black text more readable on #488e99?

White text reads better on #488e99: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and black gives 5.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #488e99 a warm or cool color?

#488e99 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 209 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.072.