Information about #484C43 color

#484C43 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #484C43 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 76, 67) — 28.2% red, 29.8% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 4 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #484C43 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mangrove (#484E45). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Armadillo (#484A46) and Gravel (#4A4B46).

The recipe behind #484C43 is rgb(72, 76, 67), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #484C43 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#484C43 color variations

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#484C43 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #484C43

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Cliffhanger color link
Cliffhanger

#4A4F46

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Middle Earth color link
Middle Earth

#434E43

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Canyon color link
Canyon

#434E46

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#484C43
  • RGB72, 76, 67
  • CMYK2, 0, 4, 70
  • CSSrgb(72, 76, 67)
  • HSL87°, 6%, 28%
  • HSL Precise86.667°, 6.294%, 28.039%
  • HSV87°, 12%, 30%
  • HSB87°, 12%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.298, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.298, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.298, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID484C43
  • DECIMAL ID4738115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01