What color is #48525B?

#48525B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48525B?

The RGB value is 72, 82, 91: 72 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48525B?

The complementary color is #5B5148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48525B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48525B color

#48525B rgb(72, 82, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48525B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.2% green and 35.7% blue (72, 82, 91).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightfall (#43535E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#48525B color codes

HEX	`#48525B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 82, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.33, -1.74, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.33, 6.8, 255.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.578, 8.167, 11.073)`
Decimal	`4739675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48525B, 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 #48525B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48525B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #48525B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48525b; }
.text { color: #48525b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48525b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 82 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48525b, #48495b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #48525B?: #48525B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48525B?: The RGB value is 72, 82, 91: 72 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48525B?: The complementary color is #5B5148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48525B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.