What color is #484B54?

#484B54 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484B54?

The RGB value is 72, 75, 84: 72 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484B54?

The complementary color is #545148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484B54 color

#484B54 rgb(72, 75, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #484B54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29.4% green and 32.9% blue (72, 75, 84).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#484B54 color codes

HEX	`#484B54`
RGB	`rgb(72, 75, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, 0.9, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 5.81, 278.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.788, 7.05, 9.389)`
Decimal	`4737876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484B54, 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 #484B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #484B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484b54; }
.text { color: #484b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 75 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484b54, #4b4854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #484B54?: #484B54 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484B54?: The RGB value is 72, 75, 84: 72 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484B54?: The complementary color is #545148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.