What color is #484A51?

#484A51 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484A51?

The RGB value is 72, 74, 81: 72 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484A51?

The complementary color is #514F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484A51 color

#484A51 rgb(72, 74, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #484A51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29% green and 31.8% blue (72, 74, 81).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#484A51 color codes

HEX	`#484A51`
RGB	`rgb(72, 74, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.51, 0.8, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.51, 4.51, 280.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.606, 6.869, 8.761)`
Decimal	`4737617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484A51, 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 #484A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #484A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484a51; }
.text { color: #484a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 74 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484a51, #4a4851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #484A51?: #484A51 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484A51?: The RGB value is 72, 74, 81: 72 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484A51?: The complementary color is #514F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.