Colour

#485D5F

#485D5F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#485D5F is a cyan with RGB values 72, 93, 95 and HSL 185°, 14%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#485D5F#485D5F

HEX#485D5F

RGBrgb(72, 93, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.3725

RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(185.2, 13.8%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 24.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK24.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,742,495

CSS custom property--colour: #485D5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B7A2A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#55585Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#415F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Dim grey · ΔE 10.6 Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Teal · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5F4A48

Analogous#485F56, #48515F

Triadic#5F485D, #5D5F48

Split complementary#5F4851, #5F5648

Tetradic#56485F, #5F4A48, #515F48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B0C1C3

Lighter +30%#93ABAD

Lighter +20%#769497

Lighter +10%#5E797C

Darker −10%#324142

Darker −20%#1C2425

Darker −30%#060808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#336E74

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R72

G93

B95

Red72 (28.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue185.22°

Saturation (HSL)13.77%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 5F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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