What color is #484F62?

#484F62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484F62?

The RGB value is 72, 79, 98: 72 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484F62?

The complementary color is #625B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484F62 color

#484F62 rgb(72, 79, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #484F62 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 31% green and 38.4% blue (72, 79, 98).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#484F62 color codes

HEX	`#484F62`
RGB	`rgb(72, 79, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 31%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, 1.99, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 12.15, 279.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.672, 7.851, 12.664)`
Decimal	`4738914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484F62, 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 #484F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #484F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484f62; }
.text { color: #484f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 79 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484f62, #4e4862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #484F62?: #484F62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484F62?: The RGB value is 72, 79, 98: 72 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484F62?: The complementary color is #625B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.