#48656d

Color #48656d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#48656d

RGB

rgb(72, 101, 109)

HSL

hsl(193, 20.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193, 33.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(40.88, -8.45, -7.93)

LCH

lch(40.88, 11.59, 223.18)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.0363, 216.71)

HWB

hwb(193, 28.2%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5048

Analogous

#486d63

#48656d

#48536d

Triadic

#48656d

#6d4865

#656d48

Split-complementary

#48656d

#6d4853

#6d6348

Tetradic

#48656d

#50486d

#6d5048

#656d48

Square

#48656d

#63486d

#6d5048

#536d48

Shades

Color #48656d mixed toward black.

#3c545b

#304349

#243236

#182224

#0c1112

Tints

Color #48656d mixed toward white.

#5e848e

#7b9ea8

#9cb6be

#bdcfd3

#dee7e9

Tones

Color #48656d mixed toward gray.

#4b636a

#4e6267

#516064

#545e61

#575c5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56566b · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#54526b · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#4a6a69 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48656d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48656d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#48656d (#48656d) is rgb(72, 101, 109) in RGB.

No, #48656d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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