Color #487A79

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #487A79 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 122, 121) — 28.2% red, 47.8% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#487A79 presents itself as a mildly saturated cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Faded Jade (#427977). Slightly further away sit Beetle Green (#4C787E) and Breaker Bay (#517B78).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(72, 122, 121)), which gives #487A79 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. #487A79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#487A79 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#487A79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#487A79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#487A79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#487A79 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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#487A79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

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Alternatives to #487A79 color

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Nearest named colors to #487A79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Faded Jade

#427977

Beetle Green

#4C787E

Breaker Bay

#517B78

Green Copper

#527F76

Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Paradiso

#488084

Bismark

#486C7A

Sabbatical

#547377

Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Seachange

#4E6E81

Viridian

#40826D

Norwester

#48798A

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#487A79
RGB72, 122, 121
CMYK20, 0, 0, 52
CSSrgb(72, 122, 121)

HSL179°, 26%, 38%
HSL Precise178.8°, 25.773%, 38.039%
HSV179°, 41%, 48%
HSB179°, 41%, 48%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475

GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.478, 0.475)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.478, 0.475, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.478, 0.475)

Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%

Color FamilyCyan
Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
Lightness FamilyNeutral

HEX ID487A79
DECIMAL ID4749945
Name LengthThis color has no name

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