#48596f

Color #48596f

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#48596f

RGB

rgb(72, 89, 111)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 21.3%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 35.1%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(37.24, -0.65, -14.66)

LCH

lch(37.24, 14.67, 267.46)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.0418, 255.03)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 28.2%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f5e48

Analogous

#486d6f

#48596f

#4b486f

Triadic

#48596f

#6f4859

#596f48

Split-complementary

#48596f

#6f4b48

#6d6f48

Tetradic

#48596f

#5e486f

#6f5e48

#596f48

Square

#48596f

#6f486d

#6f5e48

#486f4b

Shades

Color #48596f mixed toward black.

#3c4a5d

#303b4a

#242d38

#181e25

#0c0f13

Tints

Color #48596f mixed toward white.

#5d7490

#7b8fa9

#9cabbf

#bdc7d4

#dee3ea

Tones

Color #48596f mixed toward gray.

#4b596c

#4f5a69

#525a65

#555b62

#585b5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50506a · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#4f4e69 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#496665 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48596f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48596f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#48596f (#48596f) is rgb(72, 89, 111) in RGB.

No, #48596f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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