#48584C

Accessibility

AAA

7.57:1

Vs white / black

7.57:1 · 2.78:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#48584c

RGB

rgb(72, 88, 76)

RGBA

rgba(72, 88, 76, 1)

HSL

hsl(135, 10%, 31%)

HSLA

hsla(135, 10%, 31%, 1)

HSV

hsv(135, 18%, 35%)

LAB

lab(35.75% -8.92 4.91)

LCH

lch(35.75% 10.18 151.17)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4429 -0.0248 0.0127)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4429 0.0279 152.88)

XYZ

xyz(7.47, 8.88, 8.16)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 65%)

CSS

color: #48584c;

CSS variable

--color-48584c: #48584c;

SCSS

$color-48584c: #48584c;

JavaScript

const color = "#48584c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#48584c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#48584c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#48584c", "rgb": { "r": 72, "g": 88, "b": 76 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4429 0.0279 152.88)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#48584c-1: #48584c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-600

Very different · ΔE 10.81 · #525252

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 8.26 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 11.74 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.04 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ecf9ef 100deece2 200cad9ce 300b2c3b6 40095a799 5007a8b7e 600667569 700515d54 8003c473f 90028322a 950141d16

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0f1f0 e1e3e1 d1d5d2 c2c7c3 b3b9b4 a4aca6 949e97 859088 768279 67746a 57665b 48584c 425146 3c493f 364239 303b33 2a332c 242c26 1e2520 181d19 121613 0c0f0d 060706

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f1f0 e1e3e1 d1d5d2 c2c7c3 b3b9b4 a4aca6 949e97 859088 768279 67746a 57665b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

425146 3c493f 364239 303b33 2a332c 242c26 1e2520 181d19 121613 0c0f0d 060706

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4d5b50 515f55 566259 5b655d 5f6962 646c66 696f6a 6d736f 727673 777977 7b7d7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#48584CStop 1 #574753Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4B5747Stop 1 #48584CStop 2 #475753Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#48584CStop 1 #4B4757Stop 2 #574B47Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#48584CStop 1 #534757Stop 2 #57474BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2E3830Stop 1 #506255Stop 2 #738C79Stop 3 #9DAFA1Stop 4 #C7D1C9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #48584c works

#48584C (#48584c) sits in the green family at about 135° hue, 10% saturation, and 31% lightness. Contrast is 7.57:1 on white and 2.78:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #48584c is 2.78:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Growth, nature, and success. Strong for finance positives, eco brands, and health. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Web Safe #336666#336666 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind teal 900#134E4A Spectrum #305D64#305D64 Spectrum #286755#286755 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Fluent Gray#605E5C Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind teal 800#115E59 Material Blue Grey 700#455A64