#484f5b

Color #484f5b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#484f5b

RGB

rgb(72, 79, 91)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 11.7%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 20.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(33.4, 0.14, -7.97)

LCH

lch(33.4, 7.97, 271.01)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.0219, 261.31)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 28.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5448

Analogous

#48595b

#484f5b

#4b485b

Triadic

#484f5b

#5b484f

#4f5b48

Split-complementary

#484f5b

#5b4b48

#595b48

Tetradic

#484f5b

#54485b

#5b5448

#4f5b48

Square

#484f5b

#5b4859

#5b5448

#485b4b

Shades

Color #484f5b mixed toward black.

#3c424c

#30353d

#24282e

#181a1e

#0c0d0f

Tints

Color #484f5b mixed toward white.

#626b7b

#7e8899

#9ea6b2

#bec3cc

#dfe1e5

Tones

Color #484f5b mixed toward gray.

#4a505a

#4b5058

#4d5056

#4e5155

#505153

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b58 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#4b4a58 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#485656 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #484f5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484f5b]

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

#484f5b (#484f5b) is rgb(72, 79, 91) in RGB.

No, #484f5b 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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