What color is #485D5B?

#485D5B 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 #485D5B?

The RGB value is 72, 93, 91: 72 red, 93 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485D5B?

The complementary color is #5D484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485D5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485D5B color

#485D5B rgb(72, 93, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485D5B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 36.5% green and 35.7% blue (72, 93, 91).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#485D5B color codes

HEX	`#485D5B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 93, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 36.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, -8.41, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 8.54, 189.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.475, 9.961, 11.372)`
Decimal	`4742491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485D5B, 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 #485D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #485D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485d5b; }
.text { color: #485d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 93 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485d5b, #48545d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485D5B?: #485D5B 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 #485D5B?: The RGB value is 72, 93, 91: 72 red, 93 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485D5B?: The complementary color is #5D484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485D5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.