#485159

Color #485159

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#485159

RGB

rgb(72, 81, 89)

HSL

hsl(208.2, 10.6%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.2, 19.1%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(33.95, -1.63, -5.88)

LCH

lch(33.95, 6.1, 254.51)

OKLCH

oklch(43%, 0.0175, 245.04)

HWB

hwb(208.2, 28.2%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595048

Analogous

#485959

#485159

#484959

Triadic

#485159

#594851

#515948

Split-complementary

#485159

#594849

#595948

Tetradic

#485159

#504859

#595048

#515948

Square

#485159

#594859

#595048

#495948

Shades

Color #485159 mixed toward black.

#3c444a

#30363b

#24292d

#181b1e

#0c0e0f

Tints

Color #485159 mixed toward white.

#626e79

#7e8b97

#9fa8b1

#bfc5cb

#dfe2e5

Tones

Color #485159 mixed toward gray.

#495158

#4b5156

#4c5155

#4e5153

#4f5152

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c57 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#4c4b57 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#485655 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #485159;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#485159]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#485159 (#485159) is rgb(72, 81, 89) in RGB.

No, #485159 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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