#485157

Color #485157

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#485157

RGB

rgb(72, 81, 87)

HSL

hsl(204, 9.4%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 17.2%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(33.88, -2.13, -4.72)

LCH

lch(33.88, 5.18, 245.71)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.0153, 237.04)

HWB

hwb(204, 28.2%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#574e48

Analogous

#485756

#485157

#484a57

Triadic

#485157

#574851

#515748

Split-complementary

#485157

#57484a

#575648

Tetradic

#485157

#4e4857

#574e48

#515748

Square

#485157

#564857

#574e48

#4a5748

Shades

Color #485157 mixed toward black.

#3c4449

#30363a

#24292c

#181b1d

#0c0e0f

Tints

Color #485157 mixed toward white.

#636f77

#7f8c95

#9fa9b0

#bfc6ca

#dfe2e5

Tones

Color #485157 mixed toward gray.

#495156

#4b5155

#4c5053

#4d5052

#4e5051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c56 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#4c4b55 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#485454 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #485157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#485157]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#485157 (#485157) is rgb(72, 81, 87) in RGB.

No, #485157 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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