What color is #48514B?

#48514B is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48514B?

The RGB value is 72, 81, 75: 72 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48514B?

The complementary color is #51484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48514B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48514B color

#48514B rgb(72, 81, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48514B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 31.8% green and 29.4% blue (72, 81, 75).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#48514B color codes

HEX	`#48514B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 81, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 31.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.5, -4.94, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.5, 5.45, 154.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.885, 7.77, 7.792)`
Decimal	`4739403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48514B, 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 #48514B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48514B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #48514B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48514b; }
.text { color: #48514b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48514b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 81 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48514b, #485150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48514B?: #48514B is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48514B?: The RGB value is 72, 81, 75: 72 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48514B?: The complementary color is #51484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48514B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.