#485759
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #485759
#485759 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 34% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #594A48 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #485759 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.55:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #485759?
#485759 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 34% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #485759?
Use white text. White on #485759 has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #485759?
Its complementary colour is #594A48, and analogous partners are #485952 and #484F59.