What color is #483D33?

#483D33 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 #483D33?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 51: 72 red, 61 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D33?

The complementary color is #333E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D33 color

#483D33 rgb(72, 61, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483D33 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 20% blue (72, 61, 51).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#483D33 color codes

HEX	`#483D33`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 29%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, 2.94, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 8.47, 69.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.939, 4.954, 3.827)`
Decimal	`4734259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D33, 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 #483D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #483D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d33; }
.text { color: #483d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d33, #484833); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #483D33?: #483D33 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 #483D33?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 51: 72 red, 61 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D33?: The complementary color is #333E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.