What color is #485755?

#485755 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485755?

The RGB value is 72, 87, 85: 72 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485755?

The complementary color is #57484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485755 color

#485755 rgb(72, 87, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485755 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (72, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#485755 color codes

HEX	`#485755`
RGB	`rgb(72, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.69, -6.28, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.69, 6.33, 187.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.72, 8.85, 9.894)`
Decimal	`4740949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485755, 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 #485755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #485755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485755; }
.text { color: #485755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485755, #485257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485755?: #485755 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485755?: The RGB value is 72, 87, 85: 72 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485755?: The complementary color is #57484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.