What color is #485957?

#485957 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485957?

The RGB value is 72, 89, 87: 72 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485957?

The complementary color is #59484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485957 color

#485957 rgb(72, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485957 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (72, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#485957 color codes

HEX	`#485957`
RGB	`rgb(72, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, -7, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 7.08, 188.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.965, 9.21, 10.373)`
Decimal	`4741463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485957, 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 #485957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #485957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485957; }
.text { color: #485957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485957, #485259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485957?: #485957 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485957?: The RGB value is 72, 89, 87: 72 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485957?: The complementary color is #59484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.