What color is #48574B?

#48574B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48574B?

The RGB value is 72, 87, 75: 72 red, 87 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48574B?

The complementary color is #574854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48574B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48574B color

#48574B rgb(72, 87, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48574B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.1% green and 29.4% blue (72, 87, 75).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#48574B color codes

HEX	`#48574B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 87, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, -8.55, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 9.92, 149.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.35, 8.702, 7.948)`
Decimal	`4740939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48574B, 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 #48574B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48574B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #48574B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48574b; }
.text { color: #48574b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48574b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 87 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48574b, #485753); }

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Questions

What color is #48574B?: #48574B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48574B?: The RGB value is 72, 87, 75: 72 red, 87 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48574B?: The complementary color is #574854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48574B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.