What color is #48605A?

#48605A 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 #48605A?

The RGB value is 72, 96, 90: 72 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48605A?

The complementary color is #60484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48605A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48605A color

#48605A rgb(72, 96, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48605A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 37.6% green and 35.3% blue (72, 96, 90).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#48605A color codes

HEX	`#48605A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 96, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 37.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, -10.41, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 10.42, 177.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.7, 10.481, 11.236)`
Decimal	`4743258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48605A, 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 #48605A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48605A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #48605A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48605a; }
.text { color: #48605a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48605a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 96 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48605a, #485a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48605A?: #48605A 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 #48605A?: The RGB value is 72, 96, 90: 72 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48605A?: The complementary color is #60484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48605A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.