Information about #048990 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#048990 presents itself as a intensely saturated aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Cyan (#0A888A). Slightly further away sit Dolphins Aqua (#008E97) and Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(4, 137, 144)), which gives #048990 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. #048990 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#048990 color variations
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#048990 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#048990 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#048990 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#048990 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#048990 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #048990 color
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Nearest named colors to #048990
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#0A888A
#008E97
#0A7E8C
#008285
#017B92
#0D9494
#00879F
#009698
#007791
#008080
#009C8A
#139084
#048990 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#048990
- RGB4, 137, 144
- CMYK55, 3, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(4, 137, 144)
- HSL183°, 95%, 29%
- HSL Precise183°, 94.595%, 29.02%
- HSV183°, 97%, 56%
- HSB183°, 97%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
- GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.537, 0.565)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.537, 0.565, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.537, 0.565)
- Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID048990
- DECIMAL ID297360
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
