What color is #48353E?

#48353E 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 #48353E?

The RGB value is 72, 53, 62: 72 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48353E?

The complementary color is #35483F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48353E color

#48353E rgb(72, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48353E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (72, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#48353E color codes

HEX	`#48353E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 26%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, 10.22, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 10.48, 347.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.815, 4.272, 5.127)`
Decimal	`4732222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48353E, 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 #48353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #48353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48353e; }
.text { color: #48353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48353e, #483635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48353E?: #48353E 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 #48353E?: The RGB value is 72, 53, 62: 72 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48353E?: The complementary color is #35483F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.