What color is #485857?

#485857 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 #485857?

The RGB value is 72, 88, 87: 72 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485857?

The complementary color is #584849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485857 color

#485857 rgb(72, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485857 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (72, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% 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 7.48:1).

#485857 color codes

HEX	`#485857`
RGB	`rgb(72, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, -6.4, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 6.57, 193.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.882, 9.045, 10.346)`
Decimal	`4741207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485857, 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 #485857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #485857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485857; }
.text { color: #485857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485857, #485158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485857?: #485857 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 #485857?: The RGB value is 72, 88, 87: 72 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485857?: The complementary color is #584849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.