#48505f

Color #48505f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#48505f

RGB

rgb(72, 80, 95)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 13.8%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 24.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(33.86, 0.55, -9.81)

LCH

lch(33.86, 9.83, 273.21)

OKLCH

oklch(43%, 0.027, 262.98)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 28.2%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f5748

Analogous

#485b5f

#48505f

#4b485f

Triadic

#48505f

#5f4850

#505f48

Split-complementary

#48505f

#5f4b48

#5b5f48

Tetradic

#48505f

#57485f

#5f5748

#505f48

Square

#48505f

#5f485b

#5f5748

#485f4b

Shades

Color #48505f mixed toward black.

#3c434f

#30353f

#24282f

#181b20

#0c0d10

Tints

Color #48505f mixed toward white.

#616b7f

#7d889c

#9da6b5

#bec3ce

#dee1e6

Tones

Color #48505f mixed toward gray.

#4a505d

#4c515b

#4e5259

#505257

#515355

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c5c · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#4b4b5b · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#485958 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48505f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48505f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#48505f (#48505f) is rgb(72, 80, 95) in RGB.

No, #48505f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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