What color is #483300?

#483300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483300?

The RGB value is 72, 51, 0: 72 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483300?

The complementary color is #001548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483300 color

#483300 rgb(72, 51, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #483300 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20% green and 0% blue (72, 51, 0).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 100% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#483300 color codes

HEX	`#483300`
RGB	`rgb(72, 51, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 100%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.81, 4.52, 31.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.81, 32.21, 81.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.857, 3.746, 0.52)`
Decimal	`4731648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483300, 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 #483300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #483300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483300; }
.text { color: #483300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 51 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483300, #394800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #483300?: #483300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483300?: The RGB value is 72, 51, 0: 72 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483300?: The complementary color is #001548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.