Information about #48424C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#48424C presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Warlord (#45404F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Thriller (#4B464B) and Half Fuscous Grey (#494648).
The recipe behind #48424C is rgb(72, 66, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #48424C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48424C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#48424C color variations
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#48424C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#48424C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48424C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#48424C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#48424C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #48424C color
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Nearest named colors to #48424C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#45404F
#4B464B
#494648
#43464B
#4C3D4E
#484849
#46494E
#4C4646
#4C4850
#50404D
#484753
#504349
#48424C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#48424C
- RGB72, 66, 76
- CMYK2, 4, 0, 70
- CSSrgb(72, 66, 76)
- HSL276°, 7%, 28%
- HSL Precise276°, 7.042%, 27.843%
- HSV276°, 13%, 30%
- HSB276°, 13%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.259, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.259, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.259, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID48424C
- DECIMAL ID4735564
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
