#484d56

Color #484d56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#484d56

RGB

rgb(72, 77, 86)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 8.9%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 16.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(32.61, 0.13, -5.99)

LCH

lch(32.61, 5.99, 271.24)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0163, 262.27)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 28.2%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565148

Analogous

#485456

#484d56

#4a4856

Triadic

#484d56

#56484d

#4d5648

Split-complementary

#484d56

#564a48

#545648

Tetradic

#484d56

#514856

#565148

#4d5648

Square

#484d56

#564854

#565148

#48564a

Shades

Color #484d56 mixed toward black.

#3c4048

#303339

#24272b

#181a1d

#0c0d0e

Tints

Color #484d56 mixed toward white.

#636a76

#7f8794

#9fa5af

#bfc3ca

#dfe1e4

Tones

Color #484d56 mixed toward gray.

#494d55

#4a4e54

#4c4e53

#4d4e51

#4e4f50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a54 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#4a4a53 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#485252 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #484d56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484d56]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#484d56 (#484d56) is rgb(72, 77, 86) in RGB.

No, #484d56 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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