What color is #483420?

#483420 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483420?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 32: 72 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483420?

The complementary color is #203448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483420 color

#483420 rgb(72, 52, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #483420 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 12.5% blue (72, 52, 32).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#483420 color codes

HEX	`#483420`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.47, 6.11, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.47, 17.23, 69.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.161, 3.938, 1.907)`
Decimal	`4731936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483420, 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 #483420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #483420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483420; }
.text { color: #483420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483420, #484820); }

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Questions

What color is #483420?: #483420 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483420?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 32: 72 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483420?: The complementary color is #203448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.