Rock Bottom Color

#484c49

Rock Bottom is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or warm blue

Inverse Color #b7b3b6
Complementary Color #4b484a
Color Shade: mid green (135° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Rock Bottom Color Sample
Rock Bottom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #484c49

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Rock Bottom Color. The Jasper Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dard Hunter Green (#3a4a3f) for more energetic effect. Try Feldgrau as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4b484a is the best complementary color to Rock Bottom. Warm magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #484c49 complementary color is Tundora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #494b48 and #484b4a. Thus found on the left and right of #484c49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Cape Cod colors as they work well with Rock Bottom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rock Bottom palette consists of #4b4849 and #4a484b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b484a). Try Tundora and Gravel colors in combination with #484c49, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #484c49 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rock Bottom. Thus Masala and Ship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rock Bottom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tundora, Abbey, and Fuscous Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #484c49 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, warm magenta and orange shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rock Bottom tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#4b484a) and two others. The Ship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Tundora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49484b and #4a4b48.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #484c49 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Rock Bottom has a hue angle of 135°, a saturation of 2.7% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #484c49 is made of 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 70.2% black ink.

HEX #484c49
RGB Decimal rgb(72,76,73)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.56, 0, 1.17, 70.2
HSL hsl(135,2.7%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(135,5.26%,29.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.8697,-2.291,1.2134)
XYZ xyz(6.4595,7.0276,7.3193)
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