Information about #48888F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#48888F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 136, 143) — 28.2% red, 53.3% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 3 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48888F reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a near neighbor of Blue Chill (#408F90). Slightly further away sit Hippie Blue (#49889A) and Patriot (#4F9292).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(72, 136, 143)), which gives #48888F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48888F: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. No one has named #48888F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48888F color variations

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

#48888F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48888F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48888F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48888F 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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#48888F 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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#8E4887
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#878E48
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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 #48888F

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

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

#48888F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48888F
  • RGB72, 136, 143
  • CMYK28, 3, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(72, 136, 143)
  • HSL186°, 33%, 42%
  • HSL Precise185.915°, 33.023%, 42.157%
  • HSV186°, 50%, 56%
  • HSB186°, 50%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.533, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.533, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.533, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48888F
  • DECIMAL ID4753551
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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