What color is #483D4F?

#483D4F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #483D4F?

The RGB value is 72, 61, 79: 72 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483D4F?

The complementary color is #444F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483D4F color

#483D4F rgb(72, 61, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483D4F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 23.9% green and 31% blue (72, 61, 79).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#483D4F color codes

HEX	`#483D4F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 61, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 23.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.52, 8.73, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.52, 12.63, 313.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.752, 5.28, 8.112)`
Decimal	`4734287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483D4F, 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 #483D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #483D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483d4f; }
.text { color: #483d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 61 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483d4f, #4f3d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #483D4F?: #483D4F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #483D4F?: The RGB value is 72, 61, 79: 72 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483D4F?: The complementary color is #444F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.