Information about #486C6A color

#486C6A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #486C6A is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 108, 106) — 28.2% red, 42.4% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 1 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #486C6A occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Odyssey (#4F6D69). Slightly further away sit Tax Break (#496569) and Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C).

The recipe behind #486C6A is rgb(72, 108, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #486C6A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#486C6A color variations

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

#486C6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#486C6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#486C6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#486C6A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#486C6A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #486C6A

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

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

#486C6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#486C6A
  • RGB72, 108, 106
  • CMYK14, 0, 1, 58
  • CSSrgb(72, 108, 106)
  • HSL177°, 20%, 35%
  • HSL Precise176.667°, 20%, 35.294%
  • HSV177°, 33%, 42%
  • HSB177°, 33%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.424, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.424, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.424, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID486C6A
  • DECIMAL ID4746346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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