#474848

Color #474848

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#474848

RGB

rgb(71, 72, 72)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.4%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 0%, 0%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(30.5, -0.41, -0.14)

LCH

lch(30.5, 0.43, 198.85)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0014, 197.1)

HWB

hwb(180, 27.8%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#484747

Analogous

#474847

#474848

#474748

Triadic

#474848

#484748

#484847

Split-complementary

#474848

#484747

Tetradic

#474848

#474748

#484747

#484847

Square

#474848

#474748

#484747

#474847

Shades

Color #474848 mixed toward black.

#3b3c3c

#2f3030

#232424

#181818

#0c0c0c

Tints

Color #474848 mixed toward white.

#656767

#848585

#a3a4a4

#c1c2c2

#e0e1e1

Tones

Color #474848 mixed toward gray.

#474848

#474747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474748 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#474748 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#474848 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 0.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #474848;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#474848]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#474848 (#474848) is rgb(71, 72, 72) in RGB.

No, #474848 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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