Information about #48484C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted neutral grey, #48484C holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tuna (#46494E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Volcanic Ash (#484849) and Thriller (#4B464B).
The recipe behind #48484C is rgb(72, 72, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48484C: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #48484C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#48484C color variations
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#48484C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#48484C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48484C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#48484C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#48484C 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 #48484C color
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Nearest named colors to #48484C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#46494E
#484849
#4B464B
#494648
#43464B
#4C4850
#4B4D4A
#484A46
#4E4A4E
#4A4B46
#484753
#4F484B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#48484C
- RGB72, 72, 76
- CMYK2, 2, 0, 70
- CSSrgb(72, 72, 76)
- HSL240°, 3%, 29%
- HSL Precise240°, 2.703%, 29.02%
- HSV240°, 5%, 30%
- HSB240°, 5%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.282, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.282, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.282, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID48484C
- DECIMAL ID4737100
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
