What color is #482E3C?

#482E3C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #482E3C?

The RGB value is 72, 46, 60: 72 red, 46 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #482E3C?

The complementary color is #2E483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #482E3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#482E3C color

#482E3C rgb(72, 46, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #482E3C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 18% green and 23.5% blue (72, 46, 60).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#482E3C color codes

HEX	`#482E3C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 46, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 18%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 36%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.51, 14.43, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.51, 14.97, 344.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.465, 3.658, 4.745)`
Decimal	`4730428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #482E3C, 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 #482E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#482E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #482E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #482e3c; }
.text { color: #482e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 46 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #482e3c, #482e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #482E3C?: #482E3C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #482E3C?: The RGB value is 72, 46, 60: 72 red, 46 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #482E3C?: The complementary color is #2E483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #482E3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.