What color is #48161C?

#48161C 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 #48161C?

The RGB value is 72, 22, 28: 72 red, 22 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48161C?

The complementary color is #164842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48161C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48161C color

#48161C rgb(72, 22, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #48161C is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 8.6% green and 11% blue (72, 22, 28).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 61% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#48161C color codes

HEX	`#48161C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 22, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 8.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 69%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 61%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.67, 24.41, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.67, 25.88, 19.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.169, 2.036, 1.324)`
Decimal	`4724252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48161C, 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 #48161C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48161C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #48161C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48161c; }
.text { color: #48161c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48161c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 22 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48161c, #482916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #48161C?: #48161C 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 #48161C?: The RGB value is 72, 22, 28: 72 red, 22 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48161C?: The complementary color is #164842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48161C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.