#486969

Color #486969

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#486969

RGB

rgb(72, 105, 105)

HSL

hsl(180, 18.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 31.4%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 0%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(42, -11.83, -3.83)

LCH

lch(42, 12.43, 197.94)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.0381, 196.01)

HWB

hwb(180, 28.2%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#694848

Analogous

#486958

#486969

#485869

Triadic

#486969

#694869

#696948

Split-complementary

#486969

#694858

#695848

Tetradic

#486969

#484869

#694848

#696948

Square

#486969

#584869

#694848

#586948

Shades

Color #486969 mixed toward black.

#3c5757

#304646

#243434

#182323

#0c1111

Tints

Color #486969 mixed toward white.

#5f8a8a

#7ba5a5

#9cbbbb

#bdd2d2

#dee8e8

Tones

Color #486969 mixed toward gray.

#4b6666

#4e6363

#506161

#535e5e

#565b5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.5:1

White text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585869 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#565469 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#4a6969 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #486969;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#486969]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#486969 (#486969) is rgb(72, 105, 105) in RGB.

No, #486969 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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