What color is #486B6B?

#486B6B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #486B6B?

The RGB value is 72, 107, 107: 72 red, 107 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #486B6B?

The complementary color is #6B4848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #486B6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#486B6B color

#486B6B rgb(72, 107, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #486B6B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 42% green and 42% blue (72, 107, 107).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#486B6B color codes

HEX	`#486B6B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 107, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 42%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -12.45, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 13.08, 197.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.583, 12.954, 15.85)`
Decimal	`4746091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #486B6B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #486B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#486B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #486B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #486b6b; }
.text { color: #486b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #486b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 107 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #486b6b, #485a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #486B6B?: #486B6B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #486B6B?: The RGB value is 72, 107, 107: 72 red, 107 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #486B6B?: The complementary color is #6B4848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #486B6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.