Information about #48727B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#48727B is a mildly saturated cyan that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bismark (#486C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Beetle Green (#4C787E) and Seachange (#4E6E81).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 114, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#48727B color variations
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#48727B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#48727B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48727B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#48727B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#48727B 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 #48727B color
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Nearest named colors to #48727B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#486C7A
#4C787E
#4E6E81
#427977
#547377
#517B78
#4A766E
#3B7577
#4F6971
#536878
#566D7E
#4C6B88
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#48727B
- RGB72, 114, 123
- CMYK20, 4, 0, 52
- CSSrgb(72, 114, 123)
- HSL191°, 26%, 38%
- HSL Precise190.588°, 26.154%, 38.235%
- HSV191°, 41%, 48%
- HSB191°, 41%, 48%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.447, 0.482)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.447, 0.482, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.447, 0.482)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID48727B
- DECIMAL ID4747899
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
