What color is #48605F?

#48605F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48605F?

The RGB value is 72, 96, 95: 72 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48605F?

The complementary color is #604849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48605F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48605F color

#48605F rgb(72, 96, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48605F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 37.6% green and 37.3% blue (72, 96, 95).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#48605F color codes

HEX	`#48605F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 96, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 37.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.85, -9.18, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.85, 9.48, 194.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.92, 10.569, 12.394)`
Decimal	`4743263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48605F, 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 #48605F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48605F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #48605F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48605f; }
.text { color: #48605f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48605f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 96 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48605f, #485560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #48605F?: #48605F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48605F?: The RGB value is 72, 96, 95: 72 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48605F?: The complementary color is #604849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48605F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.