#486c7d

Color #486c7d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#486c7d

RGB

rgb(72, 108, 125)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 26.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 42.4%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.4%, 13.6%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(43.63, -8.04, -13.48)

LCH

lch(43.63, 15.7, 239.19)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0491, 229.13)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 28.2%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d5948

Analogous

#487d73

#486c7d

#48517d

Triadic

#486c7d

#7d486c

#6c7d48

Split-complementary

#486c7d

#7d4851

#7d7348

Tetradic

#486c7d

#59487d

#7d5948

#6c7d48

Square

#486c7d

#73487d

#7d5948

#517d48

Shades

Color #486c7d mixed toward black.

#3c5a68

#304853

#24363e

#18242a

#0c1215

Tints

Color #486c7d mixed toward white.

#5b899e

#7ba1b3

#9cb8c6

#bdd0d9

#dee7ec

Tones

Color #486c7d mixed toward gray.

#4c6a78

#516974

#556770

#5a666b

#5e6467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a79 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#585578 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#4a7675 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #486c7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#486c7d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#486c7d (#486c7d) is rgb(72, 108, 125) in RGB.

No, #486c7d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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