What color is #485250?

#485250 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485250?

The RGB value is 72, 82, 80: 72 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485250?

The complementary color is #52484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485250 color

#485250 rgb(72, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485250 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (72, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#485250 color codes

HEX	`#485250`
RGB	`rgb(72, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, -4.42, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 4.42, 182.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.137, 7.991, 8.754)`
Decimal	`4739664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485250, 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 #485250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #485250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485250; }
.text { color: #485250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485250, #484f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485250?: #485250 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485250?: The RGB value is 72, 82, 80: 72 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485250?: The complementary color is #52484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.