What color is #480F2C?

#480F2C is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #480F2C?

The RGB value is 72, 15, 44: 72 red, 15 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #480F2C?

The complementary color is #0F482B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #480F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#480F2C color

#480F2C rgb(72, 15, 44)

Shades of purple

The hex color #480F2C is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 5.9% green and 17.3% blue (72, 15, 44).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 39% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#480F2C color codes

HEX	`#480F2C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 15, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 5.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 79%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 39%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.96, 29.63, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.96, 29.9, 352.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.298, 1.902, 2.576)`
Decimal	`4722476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #480F2C, 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 #480F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#480F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #480F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #480f2c; }
.text { color: #480f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #480f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 15 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #480f2c, #480f10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #480F2C?: #480F2C is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #480F2C?: The RGB value is 72, 15, 44: 72 red, 15 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #480F2C?: The complementary color is #0F482B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #480F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.