What color is #483B42?

#483B42 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 #483B42?

The RGB value is 72, 59, 66: 72 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483B42?

The complementary color is #3B4841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483B42 color

#483B42 rgb(72, 59, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483B42 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.1% green and 25.9% blue (72, 59, 66).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#483B42 color codes

HEX	`#483B42`
RGB	`rgb(72, 59, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 18%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.45, 7.1, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.45, 7.42, 342.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.22, 4.899, 5.824)`
Decimal	`4733762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483B42, 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 #483B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #483B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483b42; }
.text { color: #483b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 59 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483b42, #483b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #483B42?: #483B42 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 #483B42?: The RGB value is 72, 59, 66: 72 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483B42?: The complementary color is #3B4841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.