What color is #483417?

#483417 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483417?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 23: 72 red, 52 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483417?

The complementary color is #172B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483417 color

#483417 rgb(72, 52, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #483417 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 9% blue (72, 52, 23).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 68% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#483417 color codes

HEX	`#483417`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 68%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.32, 5.22, 21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.32, 22.15, 76.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.055, 3.896, 1.349)`
Decimal	`4731927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483417, 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 #483417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #483417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483417; }
.text { color: #483417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483417, #444817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #483417?: #483417 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483417?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 23: 72 red, 52 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483417?: The complementary color is #172B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.