What color is #48382F?

#48382F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48382F?

The RGB value is 72, 56, 47: 72 red, 56 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48382F?

The complementary color is #2F3F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48382F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48382F color

#48382F rgb(72, 56, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48382F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22% green and 18.4% blue (72, 56, 47).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#48382F color codes

HEX	`#48382F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 56, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.99, 5.54, 8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.99, 10, 56.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.6, 4.412, 3.298)`
Decimal	`4732975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48382F, 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 #48382F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48382F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #48382F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48382f; }
.text { color: #48382f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48382f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 56 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48382f, #48452f); }

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Questions

What color is #48382F?: #48382F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48382F?: The RGB value is 72, 56, 47: 72 red, 56 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48382F?: The complementary color is #2F3F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48382F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.