#00486b

Color #00486b

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.92 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#00486b

RGB

rgb(0, 72, 107)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 100%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 100%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 32.7%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(28.63, -5.4, -25.75)

LCH

lch(28.63, 26.31, 258.16)

OKLCH

oklch(38.2%, 0.0857, 238.7)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 0%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b2300

Analogous

#006b59

#00486b

#00136b

Triadic

#00486b

#6b0048

#486b00

Split-complementary

#00486b

#6b0013

#6b5900

Tetradic

#00486b

#23006b

#6b2300

#486b00

Square

#00486b

#59006b

#6b2300

#136b00

Shades

Color #00486b mixed toward black.

#003c59

#003047

#002436

#001824

#000c12

Tints

Color #00486b mixed toward white.

#0075ae

#00a3f1

#36bdff

#79d3ff

#bce9ff

Tones

Color #00486b mixed toward gray.

#094562

#124259

#1b3f50

#243c47

#2d393e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f64 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#2b2662 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#0b5e5c · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #00486b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00486b]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#00486b (#00486b) is rgb(0, 72, 107) in RGB.

No, #00486b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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