What color is #483D49?

#483D49 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483D49?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 73: 72 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D49?

The complementary color is #3E493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D49 color

#483D49 rgb(72, 61, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483D49 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 28.6% blue (72, 61, 73).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#483D49 color codes

HEX	`#483D49`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.29, 7.32, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.29, 9.18, 322.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.544, 5.196, 7.013)`
Decimal	`4734281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D49, 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 #483D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #483D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d49; }
.text { color: #483d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d49, #493d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483D49?: #483D49 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483D49?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 73: 72 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D49?: The complementary color is #3E493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.