What color is #484C50?

#484C50 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484C50?

The RGB value is 72, 76, 80: 72 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484C50?

The complementary color is #504C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484C50 color

#484C50 rgb(72, 76, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #484C50 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29.8% green and 31.4% blue (72, 76, 80).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#484C50 color codes

HEX	`#484C50`
RGB	`rgb(72, 76, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.09, -0.7, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.09, 3.01, 256.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.705, 7.126, 8.61)`
Decimal	`4738128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484C50, 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 #484C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #484C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484c50; }
.text { color: #484c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 76 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484c50, #484850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #484C50?: #484C50 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484C50?: The RGB value is 72, 76, 80: 72 red, 76 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484C50?: The complementary color is #504C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.