What color is #485F52?

#485F52 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485F52?

The RGB value is 72, 95, 82: 72 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485F52?

The complementary color is #5F4855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485F52 color

#485F52 rgb(72, 95, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485F52 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 37.3% green and 32.2% blue (72, 95, 82).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#485F52 color codes

HEX	`#485F52`
RGB	`rgb(72, 95, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 37.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.15, -11.68, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.15, 12.56, 158.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.287, 10.171, 9.508)`
Decimal	`4742994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485F52, 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 #485F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#485F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #485F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485f52; }
.text { color: #485f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 95 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485f52, #485f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485F52?: #485F52 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485F52?: The RGB value is 72, 95, 82: 72 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485F52?: The complementary color is #5F4855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.