What color is #48625B?

#48625B 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 #48625B?

The RGB value is 72, 98, 91: 72 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48625B?

The complementary color is #62484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48625B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48625B color

#48625B rgb(72, 98, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48625B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 38.4% green and 35.7% blue (72, 98, 91).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#48625B color codes

HEX	`#48625B`
RGB	`rgb(72, 98, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 38.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, -11.32, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 11.35, 175.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.928, 10.868, 11.523)`
Decimal	`4743771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48625B, 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 #48625B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#48625B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #48625B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48625b; }
.text { color: #48625b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48625b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 98 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48625b, #485c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48625B?: #48625B 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 #48625B?: The RGB value is 72, 98, 91: 72 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48625B?: The complementary color is #62484F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48625B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.