Information about #487D85 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#487D85 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 125, 133) — 28.2% red, 49% green, 52.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 3 / 0 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#487D85 presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Paradiso (#488084). Slightly further away sit Norwester (#48798A) and Beetle Green (#4C787E).

The recipe behind #487D85 is rgb(72, 125, 133), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #487D85: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#487D85 color variations

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

#487D85 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#487D85 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#487D85 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#487D85 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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#487D85 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.

Triadic color scheme
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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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Nearest named colors to #487D85

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

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

#487D85 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#487D85
  • RGB72, 125, 133
  • CMYK24, 3, 0, 48
  • CSSrgb(72, 125, 133)
  • HSL188°, 30%, 40%
  • HSL Precise187.869°, 29.756%, 40.196%
  • HSV188°, 46%, 52%
  • HSB188°, 46%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.490, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.490, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.490, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID487D85
  • DECIMAL ID4750725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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