What color is #48212F?

#48212F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48212F?

The RGB value is 72, 33, 47: 72 red, 33 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48212F?

The complementary color is #21483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48212F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48212F color

#48212F rgb(72, 33, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #48212F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 12.9% green and 18.4% blue (72, 33, 47).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#48212F color codes

HEX	`#48212F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 33, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 12.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 54%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, 20.45, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 20.46, 358.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.73, 2.671, 3.008)`
Decimal	`4727087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48212F, 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 #48212F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48212F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #48212F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48212f; }
.text { color: #48212f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48212f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 33 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48212f, #482621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48212F?: #48212F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48212F?: The RGB value is 72, 33, 47: 72 red, 33 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48212F?: The complementary color is #21483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48212F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.