What color is #48524A?

#48524A is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48524A?

The RGB value is 72, 82, 74: 72 red, 82 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48524A?

The complementary color is #524850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48524A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48524A color

#48524A rgb(72, 82, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48524A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.2% green and 29% blue (72, 82, 74).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#48524A color codes

HEX	`#48524A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 82, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 12%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, -5.76, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 6.67, 149.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.926, 7.907, 7.638)`
Decimal	`4739658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48524A, 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 #48524A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48524A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #48524A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48524a; }
.text { color: #48524a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48524a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 82 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48524a, #48524f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #48524A?: #48524A is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48524A?: The RGB value is 72, 82, 74: 72 red, 82 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48524A?: The complementary color is #524850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48524A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.