#48737e

Color #48737e

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#48737e

RGB

rgb(72, 115, 126)

HSL

hsl(192.2, 27.3%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.2, 42.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(45.83, -11.79, -10.75)

LCH

lch(45.83, 15.96, 222.36)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0506, 215.67)

HWB

hwb(192.2, 28.2%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e5348

Analogous

#487e6e

#48737e

#48587e

Triadic

#48737e

#7e4873

#737e48

Split-complementary

#48737e

#7e4858

#7e6e48

Tetradic

#48737e

#53487e

#7e5348

#737e48

Square

#48737e

#6e487e

#7e5348

#587e48

Shades

Color #48737e mixed toward black.

#3c6069

#304d54

#24393f

#18262a

#0c1315

Tints

Color #48737e mixed toward white.

#5b919f

#7ba8b3

#9cbec6

#bdd3d9

#dee9ec

Tones

Color #48737e mixed toward gray.

#4c7079

#516e75

#556b70

#5a686c

#5e6667

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.03:1

White text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e7b · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#5b587b · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#4b7979 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #48737e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48737e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#48737e (#48737e) is rgb(72, 115, 126) in RGB.

No, #48737e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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