What color is #48576F?

#48576F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48576F?

The RGB value is 72, 87, 111: 72 red, 87 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48576F?

The complementary color is #6F6048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48576F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48576F color

#48576F rgb(72, 87, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #48576F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.1% green and 43.5% blue (72, 87, 111).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#48576F color codes

HEX	`#48576F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 87, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.63, 0.6, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.63, 15.61, 272.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.949, 9.341, 16.367)`
Decimal	`4740975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48576F, 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 #48576F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48576F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #48576F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48576f; }
.text { color: #48576f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48576f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 87 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48576f, #4c486f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #48576F?: #48576F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48576F?: The RGB value is 72, 87, 111: 72 red, 87 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48576F?: The complementary color is #6F6048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48576F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.