What color is #483936?

#483936 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483936?

The RGB value is 72, 57, 54: 72 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483936?

The complementary color is #364548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483936 color

#483936 rgb(72, 57, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483936 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22.4% green and 21.2% blue (72, 57, 54).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#483936 color codes

HEX	`#483936`
RGB	`rgb(72, 57, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.47, 6.07, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.47, 7.48, 35.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.802, 4.57, 4.119)`
Decimal	`4733238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483936, 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 #483936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #483936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483936; }
.text { color: #483936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 57 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483936, #484236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #483936?: #483936 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483936?: The RGB value is 72, 57, 54: 72 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483936?: The complementary color is #364548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.