Recognised as Colour
#486B5D
- #486B5D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#486B5D is a cyan with RGB values 72, 107, 93 and HSL 156°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#486B5D#486B5D
HEX#486B5D
RGBrgb(72, 107, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4196, 0.3647
RGB percentages28.2%, 42%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(156, 19.6%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 32.7%, 42%)
CMYK32.7%, 0%, 13.1%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,077
CSS custom property--colour: #486B5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B794A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6B4856
Analogous#486B4C, #48686B
Triadic#5D486B, #6B5D48
Split complementary#6B4868, #6B4C48
Tetradic#4B486B, #6B4856, #686B48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G107
B93
Red72 (28.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)19.55%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6B · B 5D
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