What color is #48374C?

#48374C 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 #48374C?

The RGB value is 72, 55, 76: 72 red, 55 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48374C?

The complementary color is #3B4C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48374C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48374C color

#48374C rgb(72, 55, 76)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 21.6% green and 29.8% blue (72, 55, 76).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#48374C color codes

HEX	`#48374C`
RGB	`rgb(72, 55, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 21.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 28%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.66, 11.97, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.66, 15.58, 320.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.343, 4.632, 7.449)`
Decimal	`4732748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48374C, 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 #48374C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48374C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #48374C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48374c; }
.text { color: #48374c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48374c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 55 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48374c, #4c3746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #48374C?: #48374C 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 #48374C?: The RGB value is 72, 55, 76: 72 red, 55 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48374C?: The complementary color is #3B4C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48374C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.