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Information about #48756B color

#48756B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48756B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 117, 107) — 28.2% red, 45.9% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 4 / 54. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #48756B reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Odyssey (#4F6D69) and Faded Jade (#427977).

The recipe behind #48756B is rgb(72, 117, 107), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #48756B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48756B color variations

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

#48756B 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 #48756B

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

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Viridian color link
Viridian

#40826D

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48756B
  • RGB72, 117, 107
  • CMYK18, 0, 4, 54
  • CSSrgb(72, 117, 107)
  • HSL167°, 24%, 37%
  • HSL Precise166.667°, 23.81%, 37.059%
  • HSV167°, 38%, 46%
  • HSB167°, 38%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.459, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.459, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.459, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48756B
  • DECIMAL ID4748651
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01