What color is #481D25?

#481D25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #481D25?

The RGB value is 72, 29, 37: 72 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #481D25?

The complementary color is #1D4840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #481D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#481D25 color

#481D25 rgb(72, 29, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #481D25 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 11.4% green and 14.5% blue (72, 29, 37).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 43% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 49% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#481D25 color codes

HEX	`#481D25`
RGB	`rgb(72, 29, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 11.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 43%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 60%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 49%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.42, 21.45, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.42, 21.94, 12.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.446, 2.39, 2.03)`
Decimal	`4726053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #481D25, 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 #481D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#481D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #481D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #481d25; }
.text { color: #481d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #481d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 29 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #481d25, #482a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #481D25?: #481D25 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #481D25?: The RGB value is 72, 29, 37: 72 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #481D25?: The complementary color is #1D4840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #481D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.