What color is #48303A?

#48303A 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 #48303A?

The RGB value is 72, 48, 58: 72 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48303A?

The complementary color is #30483E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48303A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48303A color

#48303A rgb(72, 48, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48303A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 18.8% green and 22.7% blue (72, 48, 58).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 19% 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 11.94:1).

#48303A color codes

HEX	`#48303A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 48, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 18.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.99, 12.73, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.99, 12.87, 351.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.493, 3.797, 4.498)`
Decimal	`4730938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48303A, 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 #48303A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48303A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #48303A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48303a; }
.text { color: #48303a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48303a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 48 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48303a, #483230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48303A?: #48303A 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 #48303A?: The RGB value is 72, 48, 58: 72 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48303A?: The complementary color is #30483E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48303A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.