#484856

Color #484856

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#484856

RGB

rgb(72, 72, 86)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.9%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 16.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(31.08, 3.31, -8.28)

LCH

lch(31.08, 8.92, 291.79)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0233, 285.41)

HWB

hwb(240, 28.2%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565648

Analogous

#484f56

#484856

#4f4856

Triadic

#484856

#564848

#485648

Split-complementary

#484856

#564f48

#4f5648

Tetradic

#484856

#564856

#565648

#485648

Square

#484856

#56484f

#565648

#48564f

Shades

Color #484856 mixed toward black.

#3c3c48

#303039

#24242b

#18181d

#0c0c0e

Tints

Color #484856 mixed toward white.

#636376

#7f7f94

#9f9faf

#bfbfca

#dfdfe4

Tones

Color #484856 mixed toward gray.

#494955

#4a4a54

#4c4c53

#4d4d51

#4e4e50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484853 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#484852 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#485050 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #484856;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484856]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#484856 (#484856) is rgb(72, 72, 86) in RGB.

No, #484856 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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