#48474c

Color #48474c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#48474c

RGB

rgb(72, 71, 76)

HSL

hsl(252, 3.4%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 6.6%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 6.6%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(30.41, 1.54, -2.84)

LCH

lch(30.41, 3.23, 298.47)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0084, 295.35)

HWB

hwb(252, 27.8%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4c47

Analogous

#47484c

#48474c

#4a474c

Triadic

#48474c

#4c4847

#474c48

Split-complementary

#48474c

#4c4a47

#484c47

Tetradic

#48474c

#4c474b

#4b4c47

#474c48

Square

#48474c

#4c4748

#4b4c47

#474c4a

Shades

Color #48474c mixed toward black.

#3c3b3f

#302f33

#242326

#181819

#0c0c0d

Tints

Color #48474c mixed toward white.

#66646b

#83828a

#a2a1a7

#c1c0c5

#e0e0e2

Tones

Color #48474c mixed toward gray.

#48474c

#48484b

#49484b

#49494a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48484b · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#48484b · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#484a4a · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48474c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48474c]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#48474c (#48474c) is rgb(72, 71, 76) in RGB.

No, #48474c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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