What color is #48333D?

#48333D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48333D?

The RGB value is 72, 51, 61: 72 red, 51 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48333D?

The complementary color is #33483E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48333D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48333D color

#48333D rgb(72, 51, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48333D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20% green and 23.9% blue (72, 51, 61).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#48333D color codes

HEX	`#48333D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 51, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 29%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 15%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.94, 11.34, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.94, 11.62, 347.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.699, 4.082, 4.954)`
Decimal	`4731709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48333D, 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 #48333D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48333D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #48333D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48333d; }
.text { color: #48333d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48333d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 51 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48333d, #483433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48333D?: #48333D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48333D?: The RGB value is 72, 51, 61: 72 red, 51 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48333D?: The complementary color is #33483E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48333D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.