What color is #485D59?

#485D59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485D59?

The RGB value is 72, 93, 89: 72 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485D59?

The complementary color is #5D484C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485D59 color

#485D59 rgb(72, 93, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485D59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 36.5% green and 34.9% blue (72, 93, 89).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#485D59 color codes

HEX	`#485D59`
RGB	`rgb(72, 93, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 36.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, -8.89, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 8.9, 182.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.389, 9.927, 10.923)`
Decimal	`4742489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485D59, 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 #485D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #485D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485d59; }
.text { color: #485d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 93 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485d59, #48575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485D59?: #485D59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485D59?: The RGB value is 72, 93, 89: 72 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485D59?: The complementary color is #5D484C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.