Information about #48676D color

#48676D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #48676D is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 103, 109) — 28.2% red, 40.4% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 2 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #48676D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C). Slightly further away sit Tax Break (#496569) and Opposite Flower (#4D646C).

The recipe behind #48676D is rgb(72, 103, 109), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48676D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48676D color variations

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

#48676D 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 #48676D

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

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48676D
  • RGB72, 103, 109
  • CMYK15, 2, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(72, 103, 109)
  • HSL190°, 20%, 35%
  • HSL Precise189.73°, 20.442%, 35.49%
  • HSV190°, 34%, 43%
  • HSB190°, 34%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.404, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.404, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.404, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48676D
  • DECIMAL ID4745069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01