#48515d

Color #48515d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#48515d

RGB

rgb(72, 81, 93)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 12.7%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 22.6%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(34.09, -0.6, -8.19)

LCH

lch(34.09, 8.21, 265.81)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.023, 255.66)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 28.2%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d5448

Analogous

#485c5d

#48515d

#4a485d

Triadic

#48515d

#5d4851

#515d48

Split-complementary

#48515d

#5d4a48

#5c5d48

Tetradic

#48515d

#54485d

#5d5448

#515d48

Square

#48515d

#5d485c

#5d5448

#485d4a

Shades

Color #48515d mixed toward black.

#3c444e

#30363e

#24292f

#181b1f

#0c0e10

Tints

Color #48515d mixed toward white.

#616d7d

#7d8a9b

#9ea7b4

#bec4cd

#dfe2e6

Tones

Color #48515d mixed toward gray.

#4a515b

#4c525a

#4d5258

#4f5256

#515254

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c5a · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#4c4b5a · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#485858 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48515d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48515d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#48515d (#48515d) is rgb(72, 81, 93) in RGB.

No, #48515d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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