Information about #486173 color

#486173 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#486173 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 97, 115) — 28.2% red, 38% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 7 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#486173 is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C). Slightly further away sit Opposite Flower (#4D646C) and Chambray (#475877).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(72, 97, 115)), which gives #486173 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #486173: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. No one has named #486173 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#486173 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#486173 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 #486173

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

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#486173
  • RGB72, 97, 115
  • CMYK17, 7, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(72, 97, 115)
  • HSL205°, 23%, 37%
  • HSL Precise205.116°, 22.995%, 36.667%
  • HSV205°, 37%, 45%
  • HSB205°, 37%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.380, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.380, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.380, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID486173
  • DECIMAL ID4743539
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01