What color is #485F5B?

#485F5B 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 #485F5B?

The RGB value is 72, 95, 91: 72 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485F5B?

The complementary color is #5F484C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485F5B color

#485F5B rgb(72, 95, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #485F5B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 37.3% green and 35.7% blue (72, 95, 91).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#485F5B color codes

HEX	`#485F5B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 95, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 37.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.41, -9.58, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.41, 9.6, 183.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.652, 10.317, 11.431)`
Decimal	`4743003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485F5B, 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 #485F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#485F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #485F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485f5b; }
.text { color: #485f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 95 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485f5b, #48575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #485F5B?: #485F5B 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 #485F5B?: The RGB value is 72, 95, 91: 72 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485F5B?: The complementary color is #5F484C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.