Information about #488C8E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #488C8E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 140, 142) — 28.2% red, 54.9% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 1 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #488C8E reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Chill (#408F90). Nearby in the Register you will also find Patriot (#4F9292) and Dusty Teal (#4C9085).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 140, 142) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #488C8E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. #488C8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#488C8E color variations

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

#488C8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#488C8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#488C8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#488C8E 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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#488C8E 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 #488C8E

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

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

#488C8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#488C8E
  • RGB72, 140, 142
  • CMYK27, 1, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(72, 140, 142)
  • HSL182°, 33%, 42%
  • HSL Precise181.714°, 32.71%, 41.961%
  • HSV182°, 49%, 56%
  • HSB182°, 49%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.549, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.549, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.549, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID488C8E
  • DECIMAL ID4754574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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