#484f51

Color #484f51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#484f51

RGB

rgb(72, 79, 81)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 5.9%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 11.1%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 2.5%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(33.06, -2.34, -2.14)

LCH

lch(33.06, 3.17, 222.44)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0096, 216.99)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 28.2%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#514a48

Analogous

#48514f

#484f51

#484a51

Triadic

#484f51

#51484f

#4f5148

Split-complementary

#484f51

#51484a

#514f48

Tetradic

#484f51

#4a4851

#514a48

#4f5148

Square

#484f51

#4f4851

#514a48

#4a5148

Shades

Color #484f51 mixed toward black.

#3c4244

#303536

#242829

#181a1b

#0c0d0e

Tints

Color #484f51 mixed toward white.

#646e71

#818c8f

#a0a9ab

#c0c5c7

#dfe2e3

Tones

Color #484f51 mixed toward gray.

#494f50

#494e50

#4a4e4f

#4b4d4e

#4c4d4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b51 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#4b4a50 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#485050 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #484f51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484f51]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#484f51 (#484f51) is rgb(72, 79, 81) in RGB.

No, #484f51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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