#485256

Color #485256

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#485256

RGB

rgb(72, 82, 86)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 8.9%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 16.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(34.16, -2.99, -3.68)

LCH

lch(34.16, 4.74, 230.91)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0144, 223.59)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 28.2%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#564c48

Analogous

#485653

#485256

#484b56

Triadic

#485256

#564852

#525648

Split-complementary

#485256

#56484b

#565348

Tetradic

#485256

#4c4856

#564c48

#525648

Square

#485256

#534856

#564c48

#4b5648

Shades

Color #485256 mixed toward black.

#3c4448

#303739

#24292b

#181b1d

#0c0e0e

Tints

Color #485256 mixed toward white.

#637176

#7f8e94

#9faaaf

#bfc7ca

#dfe3e4

Tones

Color #485256 mixed toward gray.

#495255

#4a5154

#4c5153

#4d5051

#4e5050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d55 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#4c4b55 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#495454 · ΔE 2.7

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: #485256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#485256]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#485256 (#485256) is rgb(72, 82, 86) in RGB.

No, #485256 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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