#48717C#48717C

#48717C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.049 H 216.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48717C
RGB	rgb(72, 113, 124)
HSL	hsl(193, 27%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(193, 42%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, -11.22, -10.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 15.43, 223.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% -0.0392 -0.0291)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.049 216.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2144, 14.6424, 21.2475)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48717C #7C5348

analogous

#487C6D #48717C #48577C

triadic

#48717C #7C4871 #717C48

tetradic

#48717C #6D487C #7C5348 #577C48

square

#48717C #6D487C #7C5348 #577C48

split-complementary

#48717C #7C4857 #7C6D48

monochromatic

#1B2A2F #324E55 #48717C #5F94A2 #86AEB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#48717C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#48717C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48717C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48717C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48717C	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696E7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61687C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48717c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 113, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.049 216.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e99a1',
    500: '#48717c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48717c;
$custom-light: #7e99a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48717c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.692,
    "s": 26.531,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5227,
    "c": 0.04886,
    "h": 216.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48717C

secondary

#A5847B

accent

#7965C3

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #48717C

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

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