Palettes / Colors / #488FA3

#488FA3 — Muted Teal

#488FA3 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #488FA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#488FA3 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A35B48; it also sits naturally between #48A389 and #4861A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #488FA3

.text { color: #488FA3; }
.background { background-color: #488FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #488FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 143, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 39%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #488FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 143, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #488FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 143, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#488FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#488FA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A35B48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #488FA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #488FA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #488FA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #488FA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #488FA2  ·  #488FA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #488FA3?

#488FA3 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 143, 163). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #488FA3?

#488FA3 is RGB 72, 143, 163 — HSL 193°, 39%, 46% — CMYK 56%, 12%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #488FA3?

Its complement is #A35B48; analogous partners are #48A389 and #4861A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #488FA3 for text?

Black text on #488FA3 has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.