What color is #483240?

#483240 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483240?

The RGB value is 72, 50, 64: 72 red, 50 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483240?

The complementary color is #32483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483240?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483240 color

#483240 rgb(72, 50, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #483240 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 19.6% green and 25.1% blue (72, 50, 64).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#483240 color codes

HEX	`#483240`
RGB	`rgb(72, 50, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 19.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, 12.61, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 13.5, 339.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.738, 4.029, 5.378)`
Decimal	`4731456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483240, 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 #483240	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483240 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #483240 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483240; }
.text { color: #483240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483240; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 50 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483240, #483235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483240?: #483240 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483240?: The RGB value is 72, 50, 64: 72 red, 50 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483240?: The complementary color is #32483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483240?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.