What color is #48526B?

#48526B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48526B?

The RGB value is 72, 82, 107: 72 red, 82 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48526B?

The complementary color is #6B6148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48526B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48526B color

#48526B rgb(72, 82, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #48526B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.2% green and 42% blue (72, 82, 107).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#48526B color codes

HEX	`#48526B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 82, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, 2.6, -15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 15.9, 279.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.343, 8.474, 15.103)`
Decimal	`4739691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48526B, 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 #48526B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48526B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #48526B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48526b; }
.text { color: #48526b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48526b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 82 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48526b, #50486b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #48526B?: #48526B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48526B?: The RGB value is 72, 82, 107: 72 red, 82 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48526B?: The complementary color is #6B6148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48526B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.