#48656b

Color #48656b

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#48656b

RGB

rgb(72, 101, 107)

HSL

hsl(190.3, 19.6%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.3, 32.7%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(40.81, -8.99, -6.81)

LCH

lch(40.81, 11.28, 217.14)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0353, 211.8)

HWB

hwb(190.3, 28.2%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b4e48

Analogous

#486b60

#48656b

#48536b

Triadic

#48656b

#6b4865

#656b48

Split-complementary

#48656b

#6b4853

#6b6048

Tetradic

#48656b

#4e486b

#6b4e48

#656b48

Square

#48656b

#60486b

#6b4e48

#536b48

Shades

Color #48656b mixed toward black.

#3c5459

#304347

#243336

#182224

#0c1112

Tints

Color #48656b mixed toward white.

#5e848c

#7b9fa6

#9cb7bc

#bdcfd3

#dee7e9

Tones

Color #48656b mixed toward gray.

#4b6368

#4e6165

#515f62

#545d5f

#575b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56566a · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#545269 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#4a6868 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48656b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48656b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#48656b (#48656b) is rgb(72, 101, 107) in RGB.

No, #48656b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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