What color is #48554E?

#48554E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48554E?

The RGB value is 72, 85, 78: 72 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48554E?

The complementary color is #55484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48554E color

#48554E rgb(72, 85, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48554E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (72, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#48554E color codes

HEX	`#48554E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 15%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.85, -6.69, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.85, 7.1, 160.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.296, 8.425, 8.448)`
Decimal	`4740430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48554E, 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 #48554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #48554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48554e; }
.text { color: #48554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48554e, #485555); }

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Questions

What color is #48554E?: #48554E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48554E?: The RGB value is 72, 85, 78: 72 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48554E?: The complementary color is #55484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.