What color is #48374A?

#48374A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48374A?

The RGB value is 72, 55, 74: 72 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48374A?

The complementary color is #394A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48374A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48374A color

#48374A rgb(72, 55, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #48374A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 21.6% green and 29% blue (72, 55, 74).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#48374A color codes

HEX	`#48374A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 55, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 21.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.58, 11.5, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.58, 14.47, 322.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.275, 4.605, 7.088)`
Decimal	`4732746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48374A, 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 #48374A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48374A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #48374A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48374a; }
.text { color: #48374a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48374a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 55 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48374a, #4a3742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48374A?: #48374A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48374A?: The RGB value is 72, 55, 74: 72 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48374A?: The complementary color is #394A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48374A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.