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#48728B closest to Harbour Blue

#48728B is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Harbour Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 44.7% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(72, 114, 139)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 32% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 48% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. #48728B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.18:1.

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Variations of #48728B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#48728B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#48728B for color-blind viewers

How #48728B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model).

  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #66718C
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F718C
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D6A8B
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #586D8B
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #29797A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3E7584
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6D6D6D
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #656E75

#48728B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.18:1 Good#48728B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.06:1 Poor#48728B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#48728B in CSS

/* Harbour Blue */
.color { color: #48728B; }
.background { background-color: #48728B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #48728B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 114 139);
color: hsl(202 32% 41%);
color: oklch(0.531 0.061 235.7);

#48728B FAQ

What color is #48728B?

#48728B is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Harbour Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #48728B?

#48728B is rgb(72, 114, 139) in RGB, hsl(202, 32%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(48%, 18%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #48728B?

The complementary color of #48728B is #8B6148, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #48728B?

White text has the best contrast on #48728B: 5.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #48728B a warm or cool color?

#48728B is a cool color.