What color is #483C32?

#483C32 is a dark, grayish orange known as Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Taupe?

The RGB value is 72, 60, 50: 72 red, 60 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Taupe?

The complementary color is #323E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Taupe color: hex code #483C32

#483C32 rgb(72, 60, 50)

Shades of gray

Taupe has the hex code #483C32. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.5% green and 19.6% blue (72, 60, 50).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 31% yellow and 72% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

Taupe (#483C32) color codes

HEX	`#483C32`
RGB	`rgb(72, 60, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.27, 3.42, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.27, 8.82, 67.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.864, 4.84, 3.695)`
Decimal	`4734002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Taupe, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #483C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #483C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483c32; }
.text { color: #483c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 60 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483c32, #484732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #483C32 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #483C32?: #483C32 is a dark, grayish orange known as Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Taupe?: The RGB value is 72, 60, 50: 72 red, 60 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Taupe?: The complementary color is #323E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.