What color is #481E30?

#481E30 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #481E30?

The RGB value is 72, 30, 48: 72 red, 30 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #481E30?

The complementary color is #1E4836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #481E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#481E30 color

#481E30 rgb(72, 30, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #481E30 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 11.8% green and 18.8% blue (72, 30, 48).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 33% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#481E30 color codes

HEX	`#481E30`
RGB	`rgb(72, 30, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 11.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 33%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, 22.41, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 22.54, 353.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.67, 2.52, 3.089)`
Decimal	`4726320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #481E30, 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 #481E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#481E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #481E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #481e30; }
.text { color: #481e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #481e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 30 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #481e30, #48211e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #481E30?: #481E30 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #481E30?: The RGB value is 72, 30, 48: 72 red, 30 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #481E30?: The complementary color is #1E4836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #481E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.