What color is #482916?

#482916 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 #482916?

The RGB value is 72, 41, 22: 72 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #482916?

The complementary color is #163548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #482916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#482916 color

#482916 rgb(72, 41, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #482916 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 16.1% green and 8.6% blue (72, 41, 22).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 69% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#482916 color codes

HEX	`#482916`
RGB	`rgb(72, 41, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 16.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 69%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 69%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.13, 12.34, 18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.13, 22.15, 56.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.611, 3.022, 1.152)`
Decimal	`4729110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #482916, 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 #482916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#482916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #482916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #482916; }
.text { color: #482916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 41 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #482916, #484216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #482916?: #482916 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 #482916?: The RGB value is 72, 41, 22: 72 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #482916?: The complementary color is #163548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #482916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.