What color is #485A60?

#485A60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485A60?

The RGB value is 72, 90, 96: 72 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485A60?

The complementary color is #604E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485A60 color

#485A60 rgb(72, 90, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485A60 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (72, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#485A60 color codes

HEX	`#485A60`
RGB	`rgb(72, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, -5.36, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 7.84, 226.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.439, 9.534, 12.46)`
Decimal	`4741728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485A60, 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 #485A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #485A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485a60; }
.text { color: #485a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485a60, #484e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #485A60?: #485A60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485A60?: The RGB value is 72, 90, 96: 72 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485A60?: The complementary color is #604E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.