What color is #483945?

#483945 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483945?

The RGB value is 72, 57, 69: 72 red, 57 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483945?

The complementary color is #39483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483945 color

#483945 rgb(72, 57, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483945 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22.4% green and 27.1% blue (72, 57, 69).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#483945 color codes

HEX	`#483945`
RGB	`rgb(72, 57, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, 9.06, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 10.29, 331.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.21, 4.734, 6.268)`
Decimal	`4733253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483945, 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 #483945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #483945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483945; }
.text { color: #483945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 57 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483945, #48393d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483945?: #483945 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483945?: The RGB value is 72, 57, 69: 72 red, 57 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483945?: The complementary color is #39483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.