What color is #481F10?

#481F10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #481F10?

The RGB value is 72, 31, 16: 72 red, 31 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #481F10?

The complementary color is #103948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #481F10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#481F10 color

#481F10 rgb(72, 31, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #481F10 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 12.2% green and 6.3% blue (72, 31, 16).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 64% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 78% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#481F10 color codes

HEX	`#481F10`
RGB	`rgb(72, 31, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 12.2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 64%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 78%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 78%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.44, 18.26, 18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.44, 26.28, 45.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.256, 2.395, 0.781)`
Decimal	`4726544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #481F10, 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 #481F10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#481F10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #481F10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #481f10; }
.text { color: #481f10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #481f10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 31 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #481f10, #483b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #481F10?: #481F10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #481F10?: The RGB value is 72, 31, 16: 72 red, 31 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #481F10?: The complementary color is #103948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #481F10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.