#486b6d

Color #486b6d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#486b6d

RGB

rgb(72, 107, 109)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 20.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 33.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(42.76, -11.92, -5.13)

LCH

lch(42.76, 12.98, 203.29)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0401, 200.42)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 28.2%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d4a48

Analogous

#486d5c

#486b6d

#48596d

Triadic

#486b6d

#6d486b

#6b6d48

Split-complementary

#486b6d

#6d4859

#6d5c48

Tetradic

#486b6d

#4a486d

#6d4a48

#6b6d48

Square

#486b6d

#5c486d

#6d4a48

#596d48

Shades

Color #486b6d mixed toward black.

#3c595b

#304749

#243636

#182424

#0c1212

Tints

Color #486b6d mixed toward white.

#5e8b8e

#7ba5a8

#9cbcbe

#bdd2d3

#dee9e9

Tones

Color #486b6d mixed toward gray.

#4b686a

#4e6667

#516364

#546061

#575d5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595a6d · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#57546c · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#4a6c6c · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #486b6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#486b6d]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#486b6d (#486b6d) is rgb(72, 107, 109) in RGB.

No, #486b6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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