Charcoal
#48404F · Charcoal
#48404F is Charcoal, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 72, 64, 79 and a relative luminance of 0.056, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.06
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
9.90:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
2.12:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #48404F?
#48404F is Charcoal, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 72, 64, 79, and in HSL it is 272°, 10%, 28%.
Is #48404F a light or dark color?
#48404F has a relative luminance of 0.056, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #48404F?
Its complementary color is #474F40. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.