What color is #485F79?

#485F79 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485F79?

The RGB value is 72, 95, 121: 72 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485F79?

The complementary color is #796248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485F79 color

#485F79 rgb(72, 95, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #485F79 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (72, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#485F79 color codes

HEX	`#485F79`
RGB	`rgb(72, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, -1.43, -17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 17.44, 265.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.215, 10.942, 19.659)`
Decimal	`4743033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485F79, 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 #485F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#485F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #485F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485f79; }
.text { color: #485f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485f79, #4a4879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #485F79?: #485F79 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485F79?: The RGB value is 72, 95, 121: 72 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485F79?: The complementary color is #796248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.