What color is #483037?

#483037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483037?

The RGB value is 72, 48, 55: 72 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483037?

The complementary color is #304841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483037 color

#483037 rgb(72, 48, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483037 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 18.8% green and 21.6% blue (72, 48, 55).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 24% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#483037 color codes

HEX	`#483037`
RGB	`rgb(72, 48, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 18.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 24%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.89, 12.17, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.89, 12.17, 359.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.419, 3.768, 4.108)`
Decimal	`4730935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483037, 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 #483037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #483037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483037; }
.text { color: #483037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 48 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483037, #483530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #483037?: #483037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483037?: The RGB value is 72, 48, 55: 72 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483037?: The complementary color is #304841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.