What color is #484A46?

#484A46 is a dark gray known as Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Armadillo?

The RGB value is 72, 74, 70: 72 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Armadillo?

The complementary color is #48464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Armadillo color: hex code #484A46

#484A46 rgb(72, 74, 70)

Shades of gray

Armadillo has the hex code #484A46. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (72, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

Armadillo (#484A46) color codes

HEX	`#484A46`
RGB	`rgb(72, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.15, -1.69, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.15, 2.7, 128.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.227, 6.717, 6.762)`
Decimal	`4737606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Armadillo, 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 #484A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #484A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484a46; }
.text { color: #484a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484a46, #464a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

See #484A46 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #484A46?: #484A46 is a dark gray known as Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Armadillo?: The RGB value is 72, 74, 70: 72 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Armadillo?: The complementary color is #48464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.