What color is #482E41?

#482E41 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #482E41?

The RGB value is 72, 46, 65: 72 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #482E41?

The complementary color is #2E4835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #482E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#482E41 color

#482E41 rgb(72, 46, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #482E41 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 18% green and 25.5% blue (72, 46, 65).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#482E41 color codes

HEX	`#482E41`
RGB	`rgb(72, 46, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 18%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 36%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.7, 15.44, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.7, 16.99, 335.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.604, 3.714, 5.474)`
Decimal	`4730433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #482E41, 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 #482E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#482E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #482E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #482e41; }
.text { color: #482e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 46 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #482e41, #482e34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #482E41?: #482E41 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #482E41?: The RGB value is 72, 46, 65: 72 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #482E41?: The complementary color is #2E4835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #482E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.