What color is #483C35?

#483C35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483C35?

The RGB value is 72, 60, 53: 72 red, 60 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483C35?

The complementary color is #354148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483C35?

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.

#483C35 color

#483C35 rgb(72, 60, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483C35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.5% green and 20.8% blue (72, 60, 53).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#483C35 color codes

HEX	`#483C35`
RGB	`rgb(72, 60, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 26%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.35, 3.93, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.35, 7.4, 57.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.931, 4.867, 4.047)`
Decimal	`4734005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483C35, 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 #483C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483C35 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 #483C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483c35; }
.text { color: #483c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 60 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483c35, #484635); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #483C35?: #483C35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483C35?: The RGB value is 72, 60, 53: 72 red, 60 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483C35?: The complementary color is #354148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483C35?: 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.