What color is #483A48?

#483A48 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483A48?

The RGB value is 72, 58, 72: 72 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483A48?

The complementary color is #3A483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483A48 color

#483A48 rgb(72, 58, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483A48 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 22.7% green and 28.2% blue (72, 58, 72).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#483A48 color codes

HEX	`#483A48`
RGB	`rgb(72, 58, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 22.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, 9.07, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 11.02, 325.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.355, 4.872, 6.788)`
Decimal	`4733512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483A48, 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 #483A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #483A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483a48; }
.text { color: #483a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 58 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483a48, #483a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483A48?: #483A48 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483A48?: The RGB value is 72, 58, 72: 72 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483A48?: The complementary color is #3A483A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.