What color is #482839?

#482839 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 #482839?

The RGB value is 72, 40, 57: 72 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #482839?

The complementary color is #284837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #482839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#482839 color

#482839 rgb(72, 40, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #482839 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 15.7% green and 22.4% blue (72, 40, 57).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 29% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#482839 color codes

HEX	`#482839`
RGB	`rgb(72, 40, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 15.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 29%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 44%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.79, 17.75, -4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.79, 18.31, 345.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.17, 3.191, 4.266)`
Decimal	`4728889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #482839, 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 #482839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#482839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #482839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #482839; }
.text { color: #482839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 40 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #482839, #482829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #482839?: #482839 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 #482839?: The RGB value is 72, 40, 57: 72 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #482839?: The complementary color is #284837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #482839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.