What color is #483619?

#483619 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483619?

The RGB value is 72, 54, 25: 72 red, 54 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483619?

The complementary color is #192B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483619?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483619 color

#483619 rgb(72, 54, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #483619 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 21.2% green and 9.8% blue (72, 54, 25).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 48% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 65% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#483619 color codes

HEX	`#483619`
RGB	`rgb(72, 54, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 21.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 48%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 65%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 65%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.96, 4.09, 21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.96, 21.46, 79.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.167, 4.087, 1.489)`
Decimal	`4732441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483619, 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 #483619	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483619 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #483619 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483619; }
.text { color: #483619; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483619; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 54 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483619, #434819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #483619?: #483619 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483619?: The RGB value is 72, 54, 25: 72 red, 54 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483619?: The complementary color is #192B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483619?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.