What color is #48233C?

#48233C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48233C?

The RGB value is 72, 35, 60: 72 red, 35 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48233C?

The complementary color is #23482F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48233C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48233C color

#48233C rgb(72, 35, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48233C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 13.7% green and 23.5% blue (72, 35, 60).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#48233C color codes

HEX	`#48233C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 35, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 13.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 51%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, 21.47, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 23.01, 338.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.089, 2.906, 4.62)`
Decimal	`4727612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48233C, 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 #48233C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48233C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #48233C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48233c; }
.text { color: #48233c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48233c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 35 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48233c, #482329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48233C?: #48233C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48233C?: The RGB value is 72, 35, 60: 72 red, 35 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48233C?: The complementary color is #23482F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48233C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.