What color is #483834?

#483834 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483834?

The RGB value is 72, 56, 52: 72 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483834?

The complementary color is #344448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483834 color

#483834 rgb(72, 56, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483834 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22% green and 20.4% blue (72, 56, 52).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#483834 color codes

HEX	`#483834`
RGB	`rgb(72, 56, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.12, 6.37, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.12, 8.22, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.707, 4.454, 3.86)`
Decimal	`4732980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483834, 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 #483834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #483834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483834; }
.text { color: #483834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 56 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483834, #484234); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #483834?: #483834 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483834?: The RGB value is 72, 56, 52: 72 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483834?: The complementary color is #344448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.