#48444c

Color #48444c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#48444c

RGB

rgb(72, 68, 76)

HSL

hsl(270, 5.6%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 10.5%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(29.5, 3.46, -4.2)

LCH

lch(29.5, 5.44, 309.48)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.0142, 308.16)

HWB

hwb(270, 26.7%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#484c44

Analogous

#44444c

#48444c

#4c444c

Triadic

#48444c

#4c4844

#444c48

Split-complementary

#48444c

#4c4c44

#444c44

Tetradic

#48444c

#4c4448

#484c44

#444c48

Square

#48444c

#4c4444

#484c44

#444c4c

Shades

Color #48444c mixed toward black.

#3c393f

#302d33

#242226

#181719

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #48444c mixed toward white.

#66616c

#857e8c

#a39ea9

#c2bfc5

#e0dfe2

Tones

Color #48444c mixed toward gray.

#48454b

#48464a

#484749

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.21:1

White text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46464a · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#47474a · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#484948 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48444c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48444c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#48444c (#48444c) is rgb(72, 68, 76) in RGB.

No, #48444c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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