Information about #488E8F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #488E8F belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 142, 143) — 28.2% red, 55.7% green, 56.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 28 / 0 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #488E8F reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. 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). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Patriot (#4F9292) and Dusty Teal (#4C9085).

The recipe behind #488E8F is rgb(72, 142, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #488E8F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #488E8F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#488E8F color variations

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

#488E8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#488E8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#488E8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#488E8F 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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#488E8F 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 #488E8F

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

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

#488E8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#488E8F
  • RGB72, 142, 143
  • CMYK28, 0, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(72, 142, 143)
  • HSL181°, 33%, 42%
  • HSL Precise180.845°, 33.023%, 42.157%
  • HSV181°, 50%, 56%
  • HSB181°, 50%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.557, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.557, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.557, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID488E8F
  • DECIMAL ID4755087
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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