What color is #484F42?

#484F42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484F42?

The RGB value is 72, 79, 66: 72 red, 79 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484F42?

The complementary color is #49424F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484F42 color

#484F42 rgb(72, 79, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #484F42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 31% green and 25.9% blue (72, 79, 66).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#484F42 color codes

HEX	`#484F42`
RGB	`rgb(72, 79, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 31%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, -5.6, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 8.77, 129.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.452, 7.363, 6.235)`
Decimal	`4738882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484F42, 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 #484F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #484F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484f42; }
.text { color: #484f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 79 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484f42, #424f43); }

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Questions

What color is #484F42?: #484F42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484F42?: The RGB value is 72, 79, 66: 72 red, 79 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484F42?: The complementary color is #49424F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.