What color is #483E30?

#483E30 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 #483E30?

The RGB value is 72, 62, 48: 72 red, 62 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #483E30?

The complementary color is #303A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #483E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#483E30 color

#483E30 rgb(72, 62, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #483E30 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 24.3% green and 18.8% blue (72, 62, 48).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#483E30 color codes

HEX	`#483E30`
RGB	`rgb(72, 62, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 24.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.84, 1.8, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.84, 10.38, 79.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.929, 5.037, 3.508)`
Decimal	`4734512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #483E30, 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 #483E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#483E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #483E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #483e30; }
.text { color: #483e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 62 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #483e30, #464830); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #483E30?: #483E30 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 #483E30?: The RGB value is 72, 62, 48: 72 red, 62 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #483E30?: The complementary color is #303A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #483E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.