What color is #480C0E?

#480C0E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #480C0E?

The RGB value is 72, 12, 14: 72 red, 12 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #480C0E?

The complementary color is #0C4846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #480C0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#480C0E color

#480C0E rgb(72, 12, 14)

Shades of red

The hex color #480C0E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 4.7% green and 5.5% blue (72, 12, 14).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 81% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#480C0E color codes

HEX	`#480C0E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 12, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 4.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 83%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 81%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.67, 28.07, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.67, 31.91, 28.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.884, 1.673, 0.586)`
Decimal	`4721678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #480C0E, 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 #480C0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#480C0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #480C0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #480c0e; }
.text { color: #480c0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #480c0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 12 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #480c0e, #48280c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #480C0E?: #480C0E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #480C0E?: The RGB value is 72, 12, 14: 72 red, 12 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #480C0E?: The complementary color is #0C4846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #480C0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.