What color is #48494E?

#48494E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48494E?

The RGB value is 72, 73, 78: 72 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48494E?

The complementary color is #4E4D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48494E color

#48494E rgb(72, 73, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48494E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (72, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 4% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#48494E color codes

HEX	`#48494E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 4%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.1, 0.73, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.1, 3.2, 283.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.43, 6.693, 8.159)`
Decimal	`4737358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48494E, 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 #48494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #48494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48494e; }
.text { color: #48494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48494e, #4a484e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #48494E?: #48494E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48494E?: The RGB value is 72, 73, 78: 72 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48494E?: The complementary color is #4E4D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.