What color is #48476A?

#48476A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48476A?

The RGB value is 72, 71, 106: 72 red, 71 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48476A?

The complementary color is #696A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48476A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48476A color

#48476A rgb(72, 71, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #48476A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 27.8% green and 41.6% blue (72, 71, 106).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#48476A color codes

HEX	`#48476A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 71, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 27.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 33%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.63, 9.39, -20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.63, 22.25, 294.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.527, 6.925, 14.573)`
Decimal	`4736874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48476A, 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 #48476A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48476A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #48476A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48476a; }
.text { color: #48476a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48476a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 71 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48476a, #5a476a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #48476A?: #48476A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48476A?: The RGB value is 72, 71, 106: 72 red, 71 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48476A?: The complementary color is #696A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48476A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.