What color is #48383E?

#48383E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48383E?

The RGB value is 72, 56, 62: 72 red, 56 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48383E?

The complementary color is #384842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48383E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48383E color

#48383E rgb(72, 56, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48383E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22% green and 24.3% blue (72, 56, 62).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#48383E color codes

HEX	`#48383E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 56, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 22%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, 8.24, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 8.31, 352.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.956, 4.554, 5.174)`
Decimal	`4732990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48383E, 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 #48383E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48383E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #48383E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48383e; }
.text { color: #48383e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48383e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 56 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48383e, #483a38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #48383E?: #48383E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48383E?: The RGB value is 72, 56, 62: 72 red, 56 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48383E?: The complementary color is #384842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48383E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.