#484a51

Color #484a51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#484a51

RGB

rgb(72, 74, 81)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 5.9%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 11.1%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(31.51, 0.8, -4.43)

LCH

lch(31.51, 4.5, 280.24)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.0119, 273.37)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 28.2%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#514f48

Analogous

#484f51

#484a51

#4a4851

Triadic

#484a51

#51484a

#4a5148

Split-complementary

#484a51

#514a48

#4f5148

Tetradic

#484a51

#4f4851

#514f48

#4a5148

Square

#484a51

#51484f

#514f48

#48514a

Shades

Color #484a51 mixed toward black.

#3c3e44

#303136

#242529

#18191b

#0c0c0e

Tints

Color #484a51 mixed toward white.

#646771

#81848f

#a0a3ab

#c0c2c7

#dfe0e3

Tones

Color #484a51 mixed toward gray.

#494a50

#494b50

#4a4b4f

#4b4c4e

#4c4c4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494f · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#49494f · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#484e4e · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #484a51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484a51]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#484a51 (#484a51) is rgb(72, 74, 81) in RGB.

No, #484a51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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