#48484b

Color #48484b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#48484b

RGB

rgb(72, 72, 75)

HSL

hsl(240, 2%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(30.69, 0.67, -1.79)

LCH

lch(30.69, 1.91, 290.52)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.005, 286.26)

HWB

hwb(240, 28.2%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4b48

Analogous

#48494b

#48484b

#49484b

Triadic

#48484b

#4b4848

#484b48

Split-complementary

#48484b

#4b4948

#494b48

Tetradic

#48484b

#4b484b

#4b4b48

#484b48

Square

#48484b

#4b4849

#4b4b48

#484b49

Shades

Color #48484b mixed toward black.

#3c3c3e

#303032

#242425

#181819

#0c0c0c

Tints

Color #48484b mixed toward white.

#66666a

#848488

#a2a2a6

#c1c1c4

#e0e0e1

Tones

Color #48484b mixed toward gray.

#48484b

#48484a

#49494a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.3:1

White text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48484a · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#48484a · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#484a4a · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48484b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48484b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#48484b (#48484b) is rgb(72, 72, 75) in RGB.

No, #48484b 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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