#484648

Color #484648

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#484648

RGB

rgb(72, 70, 72)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.4%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.8%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 0%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(29.98, 1.27, -0.9)

LCH

lch(29.98, 1.56, 324.68)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.0042, 325.56)

HWB

hwb(300, 27.5%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464846

Analogous

#474648

#484648

#484647

Triadic

#484648

#484846

#464848

Split-complementary

#484648

#474846

#464847

Tetradic

#484648

#484646

#464846

#464848

Square

#484648

#484746

#464846

#464748

Shades

Color #484648 mixed toward black.

#3c3a3c

#302f30

#242324

#181718

#0c0c0c

Tints

Color #484648 mixed toward white.

#676467

#868386

#a4a2a4

#c2c1c2

#e1e0e1

Tones

Color #484648 mixed toward gray.

#484648

#474647

#474747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474748 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#474747 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#484747 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #484648;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484648]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#484648 (#484648) is rgb(72, 70, 72) in RGB.

No, #484648 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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