Information about #48504B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#48504B presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cathedral (#4B4D4A). Slightly further away sit Simour Green (#495449) and Cliffhanger (#4A4F46).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(72, 80, 75)), which gives #48504B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48504B: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #48504B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#48504B color variations
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#48504B color tints
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#48504B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48504B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#48504B color hues
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#48504B 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 #48504B color
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Nearest named colors to #48504B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4B4D4A
#495449
#4A4F46
#4D4D4B
#484E45
#434E46
#4A4B46
#4F4E4A
#4E4E4F
#484A46
#46494E
#465352
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#48504B
- RGB72, 80, 75
- CMYK3, 0, 2, 69
- CSSrgb(72, 80, 75)
- HSL143°, 5%, 30%
- HSL Precise142.5°, 5.263%, 29.804%
- HSV143°, 10%, 31%
- HSB143°, 10%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.314, 0.294)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.314, 0.294, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.314, 0.294)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID48504B
- DECIMAL ID4739147
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
