What color is #48343A?

#48343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48343A?

The RGB value is 72, 52, 58: 72 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48343A?

The complementary color is #344842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48343A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48343A color

#48343A rgb(72, 52, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48343A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.4% green and 22.7% blue (72, 52, 58).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#48343A color codes

HEX	`#48343A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 52, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.13, 10.09, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.13, 10.1, 358.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.664, 4.139, 4.555)`
Decimal	`4731962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48343A, 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 #48343A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48343A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #48343A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48343a; }
.text { color: #48343a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48343a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 52 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48343a, #483834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #48343A?: #48343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48343A?: The RGB value is 72, 52, 58: 72 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48343A?: The complementary color is #344842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48343A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.