What color is #48494F?

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

What is the RGB value of #48494F?

The RGB value is 72, 73, 79: 72 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48494F?

The complementary color is #4F4E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48494F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48494F color

#48494F rgb(72, 73, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48494F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 28.6% green and 31% blue (72, 73, 79).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#48494F color codes

HEX	`#48494F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 73, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 28.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, 0.96, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 3.83, 284.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.466, 6.707, 8.35)`
Decimal	`4737359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48494F, 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 #48494F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48494F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #48494F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48494f; }
.text { color: #48494f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48494f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 73 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48494f, #4b484f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #48494F?: #48494F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48494F?: The RGB value is 72, 73, 79: 72 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48494F?: The complementary color is #4F4E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48494F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.