#48636D#48636D

#48636D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.036 H 222.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48636D
RGB	rgb(72, 99, 109)
HSL	hsl(196, 20%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(196, 34%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, -7.27, -8.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 11.47, 230.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% -0.0262 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.036 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8938, 11.4050, 16.1451)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48636D #6D5248

analogous

#486D64 #48636D #48506D

triadic

#48636D #6D4863 #636D48

tetradic

#48636D #64486D #6D5248 #506D48

square

#48636D #64486D #6D5248 #506D48

split-complementary

#48636D #6D4850 #6D6448

monochromatic

#172023 #304248 #48636D #608492 #83A1AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#48636D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#48636D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48636D

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48636D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48636D	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D616E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48636d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 99, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.036 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8f96',
    500: '#48636d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48636d;
$custom-light: #7c8f96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48636d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.216,
    "s": 20.442,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4821,
    "c": 0.03573,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48636D

secondary

#998177

accent

#816BBD

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090C0D

muted

#7B7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48636D

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

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