What color is #485D72?

#485D72 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485D72?

The RGB value is 72, 93, 114: 72 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485D72?

The complementary color is #725D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485D72 color

#485D72 rgb(72, 93, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #485D72 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 36.5% green and 44.7% blue (72, 93, 114).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#485D72 color codes

HEX	`#485D72`
RGB	`rgb(72, 93, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 36.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, -2.25, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 14.63, 261.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.623, 10.421, 17.421)`
Decimal	`4742514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485D72, 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 #485D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#485D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #485D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485d72; }
.text { color: #485d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 93 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485d72, #484872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #485D72?: #485D72 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485D72?: The RGB value is 72, 93, 114: 72 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485D72?: The complementary color is #725D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.