What color is #48342F?

#48342F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48342F?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 47: 72 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48342F?

The complementary color is #2F4348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48342F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48342F color

#48342F rgb(72, 52, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48342F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (72, 52, 47).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#48342F color codes

HEX	`#48342F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, 8.16, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 10.54, 39.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.414, 4.039, 3.236)`
Decimal	`4731951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48342F, 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 #48342F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48342F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #48342F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48342f; }
.text { color: #48342f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48342f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48342f, #48412f); }

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Questions

What color is #48342F?: #48342F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48342F?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 47: 72 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48342F?: The complementary color is #2F4348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48342F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.