What color is #481A45?

#481A45 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #481A45?

The RGB value is 72, 26, 69: 72 red, 26 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #481A45?

The complementary color is #1A481D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #481A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#481A45 color

#481A45 rgb(72, 26, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #481A45 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 10.2% green and 27.1% blue (72, 26, 69).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 4% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#481A45 color codes

HEX	`#481A45`
RGB	`rgb(72, 26, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 10.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 64%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 4%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.13, 28.48, -16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.13, 33.1, 329.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.116, 2.546, 5.904)`
Decimal	`4725317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #481A45, 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 #481A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#481A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #481A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #481a45; }
.text { color: #481a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #481a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 26 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #481a45, #481a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #481A45?: #481A45 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #481A45?: The RGB value is 72, 26, 69: 72 red, 26 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #481A45?: The complementary color is #1A481D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #481A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.