What color is #483C44?

#483C44 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 #483C44?

The RGB value is 72, 60, 68: 72 red, 60 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483C44?

The complementary color is #3C4840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483C44 color

#483C44 rgb(72, 60, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483C44 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.5% green and 26.7% blue (72, 60, 68).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#483C44 color codes

HEX	`#483C44`
RGB	`rgb(72, 60, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 6.87, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 7.48, 336.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.332, 5.027, 6.157)`
Decimal	`4734020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483C44, 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 #483C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #483C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483c44; }
.text { color: #483c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 60 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483c44, #483c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #483C44?: #483C44 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 #483C44?: The RGB value is 72, 60, 68: 72 red, 60 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483C44?: The complementary color is #3C4840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.