What color is #483C2D?

#483C2D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483C2D?

The RGB value is 72, 60, 45: 72 red, 60 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483C2D?

The complementary color is #2D3948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483C2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483C2D color

#483C2D rgb(72, 60, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483C2D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.5% green and 17.6% blue (72, 60, 45).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#483C2D color codes

HEX	`#483C2D`
RGB	`rgb(72, 60, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 37%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, 2.63, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 11.54, 76.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.762, 4.799, 3.158)`
Decimal	`4733997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483C2D, 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 #483C2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483C2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #483C2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483c2d; }
.text { color: #483c2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483c2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 60 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483c2d, #47482d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #483C2D?: #483C2D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483C2D?: The RGB value is 72, 60, 45: 72 red, 60 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483C2D?: The complementary color is #2D3948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483C2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.