What color is #485C5B?

#485C5B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485C5B?

The RGB value is 72, 92, 91: 72 red, 92 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485C5B?

The complementary color is #5C4849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485C5B color

#485C5B rgb(72, 92, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485C5B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 36.1% green and 35.7% blue (72, 92, 91).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#485C5B color codes

HEX	`#485C5B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 92, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 36.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, -7.82, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 8.05, 193.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.387, 9.787, 11.343)`
Decimal	`4742235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485C5B, 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 #485C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #485C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485c5b; }
.text { color: #485c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 92 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485c5b, #48535c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485C5B?: #485C5B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485C5B?: The RGB value is 72, 92, 91: 72 red, 92 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485C5B?: The complementary color is #5C4849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.