What color is #48260F?

#48260F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48260F?

The RGB value is 72, 38, 15: 72 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48260F?

The complementary color is #0F3148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48260F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48260F color

#48260F rgb(72, 38, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #48260F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 14.9% green and 5.9% blue (72, 38, 15).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 79% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#48260F color codes

HEX	`#48260F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 38, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 14.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 79%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 79%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.22, 13.78, 21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.22, 25.57, 57.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.452, 2.799, 0.81)`
Decimal	`4728335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48260F, 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 #48260F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48260F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #48260F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48260f; }
.text { color: #48260f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48260f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 38 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48260f, #48430f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #48260F?: #48260F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48260F?: The RGB value is 72, 38, 15: 72 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48260F?: The complementary color is #0F3148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48260F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.