What color is #483D34?

#483D34 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 #483D34?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 52: 72 red, 61 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D34?

The complementary color is #343F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D34 color

#483D34 rgb(72, 61, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483D34 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 20.4% blue (72, 61, 52).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% 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 10.54:1).

#483D34 color codes

HEX	`#483D34`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, 3.11, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 7.95, 66.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.961, 4.963, 3.945)`
Decimal	`4734260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D34, 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 #483D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #483D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d34; }
.text { color: #483d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d34, #484734); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #483D34?: #483D34 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 #483D34?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 52: 72 red, 61 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D34?: The complementary color is #343F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.