What color is #48523F?

#48523F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48523F?

The RGB value is 72, 82, 63: 72 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48523F?

The complementary color is #493F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48523F?

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.

#48523F color

#48523F rgb(72, 82, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48523F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (72, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#48523F color codes

HEX	`#48523F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.5, -7.99, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.5, 12.69, 129.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.587, 7.771, 5.855)`
Decimal	`4739647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48523F, 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 #48523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48523F 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 #48523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48523f; }
.text { color: #48523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48523f, #3f523f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48523F?: #48523F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48523F?: The RGB value is 72, 82, 63: 72 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48523F?: The complementary color is #493F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48523F?: 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.