#485E72#485E72

#485E72 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.042 H 246.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485E72
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(209, 23%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 37%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, -2.86, -13.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 14.28, 258.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% -0.0169 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.042 246.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.7115, 10.5975, 17.4501)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485E72 #725C48

analogous

#487271 #485E72 #484972

triadic

#485E72 #72485E #5E7248

tetradic

#485E72 #714872 #725C48 #497248

square

#485E72 #714872 #725C48 #497248

split-complementary

#485E72 #724849 #727148

monochromatic

#192027 #303F4C #485E72 #607D98 #839BB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#485E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#485E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485E72

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485E72	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515A72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.042 246.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8b9a',
    500: '#485e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485e72;
$custom-light: #7c8b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.571,
    "s": 22.581,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47197,
    "c": 0.0421,
    "h": 246.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485E72

secondary

#9D8A79

accent

#9269BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090C0E

muted

#7B7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #485E72

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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