What color is #482B24?

#482B24 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #482B24?

The RGB value is 72, 43, 36: 72 red, 43 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #482B24?

The complementary color is #244148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #482B24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#482B24 color

#482B24 rgb(72, 43, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #482B24 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 16.9% green and 14.1% blue (72, 43, 36).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 50% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#482B24 color codes

HEX	`#482B24`
RGB	`rgb(72, 43, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 16.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 50%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 50%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.95, 12.5, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.95, 16.12, 39.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.855, 3.233, 2.09)`
Decimal	`4729636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #482B24, 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 #482B24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#482B24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #482B24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #482b24; }
.text { color: #482b24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482b24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 43 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #482b24, #483d24); }

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Questions

What color is #482B24?: #482B24 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #482B24?: The RGB value is 72, 43, 36: 72 red, 43 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #482B24?: The complementary color is #244148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #482B24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.