Information about #487D73 color

#487D73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #487D73 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 125, 115) — 28.2% red, 49% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 0 / 4 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #487D73 reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Faded Jade (#427977). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Green Copper (#4A766E) and Breaker Bay (#517B78).

The recipe behind #487D73 is rgb(72, 125, 115), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #487D73: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #487D73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#487D73 color variations

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

#487D73 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

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

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

Triadic

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

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #487D73

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

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Viridian color link
Viridian

#40826D

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#487D73
  • RGB72, 125, 115
  • CMYK21, 0, 4, 51
  • CSSrgb(72, 125, 115)
  • HSL169°, 27%, 39%
  • HSL Precise168.679°, 26.904%, 38.627%
  • HSV169°, 42%, 49%
  • HSB169°, 42%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.490, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.490, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.490, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID487D73
  • DECIMAL ID4750707
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01