What color is #48273C?

#48273C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48273C?

The RGB value is 72, 39, 60: 72 red, 39 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48273C?

The complementary color is #274833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48273C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48273C color

#48273C rgb(72, 39, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48273C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 15.3% green and 23.5% blue (72, 39, 60).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#48273C color codes

HEX	`#48273C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 39, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 15.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 46%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, 18.96, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 20.13, 340.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.214, 3.155, 4.661)`
Decimal	`4728636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48273C, 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 #48273C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48273C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #48273C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48273c; }
.text { color: #48273c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48273c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 39 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48273c, #48272c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #48273C?: #48273C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48273C?: The RGB value is 72, 39, 60: 72 red, 39 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48273C?: The complementary color is #274833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48273C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.