Information about #486168 color

#486168 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#486168 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 97, 104) — 28.2% red, 38% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 3 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #486168 reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smalt Blue (#496267). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tax Break (#496569) and Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 97, 104) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #486168: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #486168 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#486168 color variations

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#486168 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #486168

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

#486168 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#486168
  • RGB72, 97, 104
  • CMYK13, 3, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(72, 97, 104)
  • HSL193°, 18%, 35%
  • HSL Precise193.125°, 18.182%, 34.51%
  • HSV193°, 31%, 41%
  • HSB193°, 31%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.380, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.380, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.380, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID486168
  • DECIMAL ID4743528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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