What color is #483D27?

#483D27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483D27?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 39: 72 red, 61 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D27?

The complementary color is #273248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D27 color

#483D27 rgb(72, 61, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #483D27 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 15.3% blue (72, 61, 39).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 46% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#483D27 color codes

HEX	`#483D27`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 46%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 46%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.34, 1.13, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.34, 15.37, 85.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.708, 4.862, 2.61)`
Decimal	`4734247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D27, 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 #483D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #483D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d27; }
.text { color: #483d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d27, #424827); }

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Questions

What color is #483D27?: #483D27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483D27?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 39: 72 red, 61 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D27?: The complementary color is #273248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.