What color is #484B44?

#484B44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484B44?

The RGB value is 72, 75, 68: 72 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484B44?

The complementary color is #47444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484B44 color

#484B44 rgb(72, 75, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #484B44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29.4% green and 26.7% blue (72, 75, 68).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#484B44 color codes

HEX	`#484B44`
RGB	`rgb(72, 75, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, -2.74, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 4.64, 126.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.232, 6.827, 6.457)`
Decimal	`4737860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484B44, 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 #484B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #484B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484b44; }
.text { color: #484b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 75 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484b44, #454b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #484B44?: #484B44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484B44?: The RGB value is 72, 75, 68: 72 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484B44?: The complementary color is #47444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.