What color is #483C3A?

#483C3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483C3A?

The RGB value is 72, 60, 58: 72 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483C3A?

The complementary color is #3A4648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483C3A color

#483C3A rgb(72, 60, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483C3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.5% green and 22.7% blue (72, 60, 58).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#483C3A color codes

HEX	`#483C3A`
RGB	`rgb(72, 60, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.49, 4.84, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.49, 5.79, 33.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.052, 4.915, 4.685)`
Decimal	`4734010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483C3A, 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 #483C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #483C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483c3a; }
.text { color: #483c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 60 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483c3a, #48433a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #483C3A?: #483C3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483C3A?: The RGB value is 72, 60, 58: 72 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483C3A?: The complementary color is #3A4648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.