What color is #48534E?

#48534E is a gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48534E?

The RGB value is 72, 83, 78: 72 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48534E?

The complementary color is #53484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48534E color

#48534E rgb(72, 83, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48534E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (72, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#48534E color codes

HEX	`#48534E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, -5.49, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 5.68, 165.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.141, 8.114, 8.396)`
Decimal	`4739918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48534E, 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 #48534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #48534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48534e; }
.text { color: #48534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48534e, #485253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48534E?: #48534E is a gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48534E?: The RGB value is 72, 83, 78: 72 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48534E?: The complementary color is #53484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.