What color is #48243C?

#48243C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48243C?

The RGB value is 72, 36, 60: 72 red, 36 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48243C?

The complementary color is #244830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48243C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48243C color

#48243C rgb(72, 36, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48243C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 14.1% green and 23.5% blue (72, 36, 60).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#48243C color codes

HEX	`#48243C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 36, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 14.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 50%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.91, 20.85, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.91, 22.3, 339.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.119, 2.966, 4.63)`
Decimal	`4727868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48243C, 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 #48243C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48243C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #48243C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48243c; }
.text { color: #48243c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48243c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 36 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48243c, #48242a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48243C?: #48243C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48243C?: The RGB value is 72, 36, 60: 72 red, 36 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48243C?: The complementary color is #244830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48243C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.