Information about #48575E color

#48575E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48575E falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 87, 94) — 28.2% red, 34.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 3 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48575E reads as a gently muted azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Compass (#4B5761). Nearby in the Register you will also find San Juan (#445761) and Balderdash (#465659).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(72, 87, 94)), which gives #48575E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), 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.

#48575E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#48575E 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 #48575E

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

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48575E
  • RGB72, 87, 94
  • CMYK9, 3, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(72, 87, 94)
  • HSL199°, 13%, 33%
  • HSL Precise199.091°, 13.253%, 32.549%
  • HSV199°, 23%, 37%
  • HSB199°, 23%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.341, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.341, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.341, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48575E
  • DECIMAL ID4740958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01