What color is #485554?

#485554 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485554?

The RGB value is 72, 85, 84: 72 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485554?

The complementary color is #554849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485554 color

#485554 rgb(72, 85, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485554 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 33.3% green and 32.9% blue (72, 85, 84).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#485554 color codes

HEX	`#485554`
RGB	`rgb(72, 85, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 33.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, -5.31, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 5.43, 192.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.521, 8.515, 9.633)`
Decimal	`4740436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485554, 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 #485554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #485554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485554; }
.text { color: #485554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 85 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485554, #484f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485554?: #485554 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485554?: The RGB value is 72, 85, 84: 72 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485554?: The complementary color is #554849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.