What color is #48354D?

#48354D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48354D?

The RGB value is 72, 53, 77: 72 red, 53 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48354D?

The complementary color is #3A4D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48354D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48354D color

#48354D rgb(72, 53, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48354D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 20.8% green and 30.2% blue (72, 53, 77).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#48354D color codes

HEX	`#48354D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 53, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 20.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, 13.53, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 17.71, 319.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.285, 4.46, 7.602)`
Decimal	`4732237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48354D, 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 #48354D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48354D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #48354D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48354d; }
.text { color: #48354d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48354d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 53 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48354d, #4d3546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48354D?: #48354D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48354D?: The RGB value is 72, 53, 77: 72 red, 53 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48354D?: The complementary color is #3A4D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48354D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.